Statement
A Petition to Secretary Scalia for an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for Infectious Disease
… who answer the call when an outbreak occurs and they deserve to have confidence that the appropriate resources, equipment, training and protocols are readily available in their workplaces to protect themselves, as well as to avoid infecting other … the spread of the virus. xiv Some fatal mistakes included unclear and ineffective PPE recommendations, a delay in worker training, poor communication between public health agencies and hospitals, ineffective health and safety committees, blurred … the exposure control plan, exposure assessment, implementation of the hierarchy of controls, housekeeping measures, worker training, communication of hazards to employees, medical surveillance and vaccination program, medical removal protection, …