OSHA Compliance Assistance Information Pertaining to COVID-19

To: All Health Facilities From: Greg Schlosser, Branch Chief, Health Facility Quality and Education During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to enforce existing safety and health standards while also responding to complaints and questions regarding occupational exposure to COVID-19. OSHA and the CDC have produced a number of guidance documents to help healthcare employers reduce exposures and effectively manage supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). These include:   Handling COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports (Interim Enforcement Response Plan) Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) Use of respiratory protection equipment certified under standards of other countries Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (Spanish) Recording cases of COVID-19 Considering employers’ good faith efforts to comply with OSHA-mandated training, audits, assessments, inspections, and testing Worker Exposure Risk to COVID-19 (Spanish) Guidance for specific industries If you are an employer with questions or need compliance assistance, please contact:  John Olaechea, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region 8, at 720-264-6586 or olaechea.john@dol.gov.