• COVID-19 Plan: All employers must develop, implement, and regularly update a COVID-19 plan. If they employ over 10 employees, the plan must be in written form. Employers must complete a workplace hazard assessment, and non-managerial employees must have input in the assessment development.

Our Personal Protective App (PPA) includes a document center where organizations can easily house valuable health and safety information accessible by all employees.

• Patient Screening & Management: All entry points to settings where patient care is provided must be limited and monitored. Patient management strategies must be in place, including screening and triaging of patients, clients, and other visitors and non-employees. 

The PPA platform comes with a visitor screening module at no extra cost and allows organizations to track and screen anyone who enters the facility.

• Health Screening & Medical Management: Each employee must complete a health screening before each day and shift. This includes digital self-screening and self-monitoring methods like the PPA app. Employees must also notify employers of positive test results, suspected exposure, or relevant symptoms.
  
  Employers must then notify all workers who may have been in close contact with a confirmed exposure. More information on when employers must remove employees from the workplace, require isolation/quarantine, or provide benefits can be found here.
• Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions: All employers must develop and implement policies and procedures to meet all CDC guidelines.

   

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Employees must wear a facemask while indoors or operating a work vehicle with other passengers. Employers must ensure workers use respirators and PPE when exposed to people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. 

There are exceptions for fully vaccinated employees, employees alone in a room, and those eating and drinking 6 feet apart from others.

• Recordkeeping: If an organization has more than 10 people, employers must establish a COVID-19 log and make records available that track all employee instances of COVID-19. 

The PPA platform replaces the need for an additional COVID-19 log. Every screening, test result, and vaccine record can be accessed in real-time, anywhere, anytime. 

• Physical Distancing: Workers must remain six feet apart when indoors, and physical barriers must be in place outside of direct patient care unless it is not possible.
   
• Cleaning & Disinfection: Employers must perform specific cleaning measures in patient care areas and patient rooms. Cleaning in all other rooms must happen daily and after a confirmed COVID-19 case.

   

• Ventilation: Employers who own or maintain their building must maximize ventilation and ensure HVAC systems are set per manufacturer instructions.

   

• Vaccination: Employers must provide time and paid leave for employees who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination or are recovering from vaccine side effects.

   

• Training: Employees must receive training on all COVID-19 health and safety policies and procedures.

You can find the full details of the new OSHA ETS guidelines here. If you’re concerned your organization falls under this ruling, but you aren’t compliant or would like to improve or update your current processes, speak with our screening experts today. Over the last year, we’ve been working with clients across the healthcare industry to ensure they’re keeping workplaces safe and implementing secure and efficient health and safety practices. We know we can help you too.