OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard For Health Care Workers

(June 11, 2021, 2:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on June 10 announced a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for health care workers, including those working in nursing homes and home health care, with some exemptions where patients who have COVID-19 may be screened out....