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On June 21, 2021, OSHA published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where workers are likely to have contact with someone infected with the virus. The Indiana Department of Labor (DOL) is charged with enforcement of this new standard. More information about the ETS is available at: https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets. INARF members should be aware that many facilities and group homes could be subject to the new ETS if certain medical services are provided. Federal OSHA has created a document to help employers determine if they are covered by the ETS. This flowchart may be of some assistance to you and is available online at https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA4125.pdf. We would also encourage members to sign up for the Indiana Department of Labor, IOSHA webinars. The webinars will have a little more in-depth information than what is available online and there will be plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. Signups for the webinars are available online at www.in.gov/dol. If you are having difficulty determining whether or not your facility falls under the new ETS requirements, the OSHA education division, INSafe, also conducts free safety and health onsite consultations, as well as program reviews and assistance understanding the OSHA standards. To schedule a free consultation, you can visit https://www.in.gov/dol/insafe-consultation-request-form/.
On June 21, 2021, OSHA published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where workers are likely to have contact with someone infected with the virus. The Indiana Department of Labor (DOL) is charged with enforcement of this new standard. More information about the ETS is available at: https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets.
INARF members should be aware that many facilities and group homes could be subject to the new ETS if certain medical services are provided. Federal OSHA has created a document to help employers determine if they are covered by the ETS. This flowchart may be of some assistance to you and is available online at https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA4125.pdf.
We would also encourage members to sign up for the Indiana Department of Labor, IOSHA webinars. The webinars will have a little more in-depth information than what is available online and there will be plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. Signups for the webinars are available online at www.in.gov/dol.
If you are having difficulty determining whether or not your facility falls under the new ETS requirements, the OSHA education division, INSafe, also conducts free safety and health onsite consultations, as well as program reviews and assistance understanding the OSHA standards. To schedule a free consultation, you can visit https://www.in.gov/dol/insafe-consultation-request-form/.