Employers Seek Clarity From OSHA On CDC’s New Push For Masking

Conn Maciel Carey, wrote in a July 28 post that CDC’s exemptions in the new guide for certain workplaces appears to be a clear signal that “public indoor settings” should be read broadly to include work sites.

“The idea that workers in certain types of workplaces – correctional facilities and homeless shelters – are exempt from the general recommendations in the July 27th guidance, indicates that workers in other types of work environments are intended to be covered by it,” that post says.

And the firm notes that even though the ETS does not apply to general industry, OSHA can take enforcement action against employers that break with CDC guidance on face coverings through the OSH Act’s general duty clause.

“So even before OSHA changes its guidance, there is risk in not adjusting workplace policies to keep up with the CDC,” Conn Maciel Carey writes.

Read the full article in Inside OSHA