COVID-19

U.S. Department of Labor issues updated guidance on protecting unvaccinated and other at-risk workers from the coronavirus  WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health  Administration today issued updated guidance to help employers protect workers from the  coronavirus. The updated guidance reflects developments in science and data, including the  Centers for...

Moments ago, in following with President Biden’s January 21, 2021 “Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety”, OSHA released new/updated guidance on “Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace”. While the new guidance is really just a retelling of what is already expected from previous OSHA COVID-19 guidance, it does contain...

NCDOT notified CRMCA today of new temporary delays in producer and manufacturers assessments, audits, and sampling due to the rise in COVID infections.  This delay is effective immediately until February 16th, 2021.  Field assessments conducted outdoors can continue unless the assessor or person being assessed feels uncomfortable.  We’ve (NCDOT) been debating this for a few...