Over the past few months, OSHA released a series of resources and guidance for employers. This information including weekly tips is provided below.
Weekly Tips & Resources from OSHA
- Learn how to keep workers safe from COVID-19.
- Clear communication promotes confidence during a pandemic.
- See several ways to practice social distancing at work.
- Avoid sharing desks, phones, or other tools with other workers.
- Try flexible work hours or staggered shifts if telework is not an option.
- Never mix cleaning products that contain bleach and ammonia.
- Wash your hands after removing gloves or protective equipment.
- Encourage sick workers to stay home.
- Remember, high-risk job tasks may need more protections.
- Read and follow labels on containers of cleaning chemicals.
- Post handwashing signs in workplace restrooms.
- Make it a habit to disinfect work surfaces and equipment.
- Open every other cash register to create social distancing.
- Leave deliveries at doorsteps and loading docks, when you can.
- Clean your workplace with the right chemicals.
- Discourage workers from sharing tools.
- Regular handwashing is essential to your safety and health.
- Stay current on public health recommendations.
- Maintain social distancing while inside work trailers.
- OSHA protects workers wrongly disciplined for raising safety concerns.
- Flexible leave policies can keep workers and the public safe.
- Use cleaning chemicals approved to disinfect against the coronavirus.
- Increase the distance between workspaces.
- Reserve parking near the front door for curbside pickup.
- Move workstations farther apart.
- Assign the same workers to the same shifts with the same coworkers.
- Screen workers before they enter the workplace.
- If a worker becomes sick, disinfect their workstation and tools.
- Allow workers to wear face coverings when entering, inside, and exiting.
- Encourage restaurant patrons to pay ahead for takeout orders.
- Prevent workers from using other workers’ equipment.
- Make sure your respirator has a proper seal.
- Encourage workers to report any safety and health concerns.
- Practice physical distancing even if you have no symptoms.
- Have a process to address workers’ concerns.
- Encourage workers to monitor their health for signs and symptoms.
- Wash your hands before touching masks, gloves or any PPE.
- Provide ventilation in areas where dental patients are treated.
- Industry and contact with others impact your risk of exposure.
- Open vehicle windows to increase airflow.
- Separate pharmacy workers from customers with clear shields.
- Clean tools shared by meatpackers and processors.
- Train workers to use, wear, store and dispose of PPE.
- Monitor the temperature and health of healthcare workers.
- Post our 10 steps poster to reduce exposure risk.
- Install plexiglass partitions between workstations.
- Wash your hands before and after touching your mask.
- Restrict personnel entering patient isolation areas.
- Avoid direct hand-off of takeout or curbside orders.
- Clean vehicles shared among drivers or riders.
- Physical distancing helps keep workers and everyone safe.
- Allow workers at drive-thrus to wear cloth face coverings.
- Encourage customers to submit prescriptions online or by phone.
- Practice physical distancing even if you show no signs or symptoms.
- Train workers on proper respirator use.
- Use multiple languages to increase worker knowledge.
- Clean and disinfect vehicle door handles.
- Clean labs with hospital-grade disinfectants.
- Provide delivery workers with cleaning products.
- Stock stores when few or no customers are present.
- Provide hourly workers with touch-free clock in/out methods.
- Use the intercom system to remind patrons of physical distancing.
- Avoid using damaged or damp respirators.
- Use your fingertips to shape the mask nosepiece.
- Limit contact between workers receiving shipments and delivery drivers.
- Stagnant water systems can lead to Legionella hazards during reopening.
- Employers are required to keep workers safe.
- Bring unsafe work conditions to your supervisor’s attention.
- Sanitize any equipment that workers share.
- Stay home if you have a sick family member at home.
- Replace face-to-face meetings with video conferencing.
- Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.
- Suspend non-essential business travel.
- Encourage workers to report any safety and health concerns.
- Train workers on the hazards of cleaning chemicals.
June News Releases
- 06/18/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues OSHA Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen and Employees Return to Work
- 06/18/2020 – OSHA Trade Release – Statement by OSHA on the Death of the Honorable Eula Bingham
- 06/16/2020 – Region 2 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Fines New Jersey Manufacturer For Failing to Correct Machine Hazards
- 06/15/2020 – OSHA National News Release – As More Businesses Reopen, Worker Safety and Health Remains U.S. Department of Labor Priority
- 06/15/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Publishes 14 Additional Translations Of OSHA Poster on Proper Workplace Use of Respirators
- 06/15/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Carolina Shipyard After Employee Suffers Fatal Injuries at Worksite
- 06/14/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 06/12/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Orders Railway to Reinstate Employee After Being Terminated For Reporting Injury
- 06/11/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Statement on D.C. Circuit Court Ruling
- 06/11/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor After Employee Suffers Fatal Fall at Alabama Worksite
- 06/10/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Face Coverings, Surgical Masks and Respirators in the Workplace
- 06/10/2020 – Region 2 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Proposes $1.9 Million Fine to New Jersey Framing Contractor for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards
- 06/08/2020 – OSHA Trade Release – U.S. Department of Labor Schedules Advisory Committee On Construction Safety and Health Meeting
- 06/07/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 06/05/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Failing to Protect Employees from Falls and Other Hazards
- 06/02/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Stockroom And Loading Dock Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic
- 06/02/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA and CDC Issue Guidance to Help Agriculture Workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 06/01/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Construction Contractors After Employee Falls at Florida Worksite
May News Releases
- 05/31/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/28/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert on Social Distancing To Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/28/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Actions to Protect America’s Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/28/2020 – Region 2 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Construction Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall, Other Safety Hazards
- 05/28/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor For Exposing Employees to Excavation Hazards
- 05/27/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Contractor for Exposing Employees To Cave-In Hazards at Excavation Site in Jacksonville
- 05/26/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Issues Guidance to Help Construction Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/26/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Tower Company After Fatal Fall at Worksite in Mississippi
- 05/26/2020 – Region 6 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Chemical Manufacturer For Safety Hazards after Massive Explosion and Fire
- 05/22/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Construction Contractors After Employee Suffers Fatal Fall from Aerial Lift
- 05/21/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Glass Fabrication and Distribution Company for Unguarded Machinery and Other Safety Hazards
- 05/20/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Releases Quotes from Written Testimony from Postponed OSHA Hearing
- 05/20/2020 – Region 8 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Dakota Bull Stud Facility After Employee Asphyxiated While Handling Liquid Nitrogen
- 05/19/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Announces Availability of $11.5 Million In Worker Safety and Health Training Grants
- 05/19/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus
- 05/17/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/14/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Retail Pharmacy Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/14/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/14/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert for Rideshare, Taxi And Car Service Safety During Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/12/2020 – Region 6 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Steel Storage Tank Company For Exposing Employees to Repeat Safety and Health Hazards
- 05/11/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Dental Industry Practitioners Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/10/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/06/2020 – Region 4 OSHA News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
- 05/05/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Offers New Video and Poster on Proper Workplace Use of Respirators
- 05/04/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Publishes 11 New Translations of OSHA Poster To Help Prevent Workplace Coronavirus Exposure
- 05/04/2020 – Region 2 OSHA News Release – New Jersey Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Perjury After Lying During U.S. Department of Labor Investigation of Roof Workers’ Injuries
- 05/03/2020 – OSHA National News Release – ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers And Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 05/01/2020 – OSHA National News Release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Safety Alert for Restaurant, Food and Beverage Businesses Providing Curbside Pickup and Takeout Service