Cal/OSHAs COVID-19 Non-Emergency Standard and Californias Transition Away From Emergency Standards

Published: July 21, 2023, 3:36 p.m.

b'In this podcast, Kevin Bland, who is a member of Ogletree\\u2019s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, and Karen Tynan, who is chair of the firm\\u2019s West Coast OSHA practice, discuss the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board\\u2019s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulation. Kevin and Karen highlight the notable differences between this standard and the emergency temporary standards, including the end of exclusion pay, the \\u201cclose contact\\u201d definition, contact tracing, and reduced directions for face covering. Kevin and Karen also discuss enforcement activity and the push for a general industry aerosol transmissible diseases standard.'