Statement
Letter to Secretary Scalia Urging Action to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Exposures and Infections
… requirements for employers to provide annual fit testing of respirators and to comply with mandated medical screenings, training, audits, assessments, inspections and safety certifications, further weakening protections for workers against all … and other PPE; sanitation and cleaning; medical removal and wage protection for COVID-19 infected and exposed workers; and training and education. These emergency standards must reflect the precautionary principle—that in the face of a novel virus, … and health protection in order to do their jobs in response to the outbreak. The U.S. Department of Labor must provide training, appropriate respiratory protection and other PPE, and hygiene supplies to inspectors and access to rapid, reliable …