New OSHA Regulations Under the HEROES Act: Preventing COVID-19 in Workplaces
The HEROES Act will require OSHA to develop regulations for worker protection against COVID-19, and workplaces will have to comply with these regulations. Our upcoming webinar discusses the likely (as shown by OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19) requirements along with off-the-shelf countermeasures against COVID-19, most of which are already being deployed with substantial success. The webinar covers the following key areas: · Creating a risk register of activities and/or locations where people might be exposed to contagion. Seeking input from workers and others who are positioned ideally to recognize risks · Eliminating the hazard through telecommuting, distance education, and remote conferencing · Hierarchy of controls, from most to least effective: eliminate the hazard, reduce the hazard, engineering co...