HIOSH TO ADOPT EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD (ETS) FOR HEALTHCARE – JULY 25, 2021 (Expired 1/25/2022)

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HIOSH will adopt the Federal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Healthcare regarding COVID-19. The standard will be adopted with only minor changes to dates referenced in 29 CFR §1910.502(s) and with a 6 month limitation of (July 25, 2021 to January 25, 2022) as required under the 396-4 Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).

Click here for the Published Legal Notice and Emergency Temporary Standard.

A HIOSH Direction for Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard can be found with HIOSH adopted guidelines at: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/guidelines/directives/

1910.502(s)

Currently, the ETS can be found on the OSHA website: https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets. HIOSH will publish its version of the emergency standard on their website by July 23, 2021 and will be found at: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/standards/standards-admin-rules-part-2/

HIOSH will also be adopting the Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: DIR 2021-02 (CPL 02) on July 19, 2021. HIOSH will mirror Federal OSHA on this directive, excluding references to the National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): DIR 2021-01 (CPL-03), which can be found at https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/DIR_2021-02_CPL_02.pdf.

HIOSH will publish it’s directive for viewing on July 19, 2021 and will be found at: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/guidelines/directives/.

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HIOSH has two reference pages for employers and employees for guidance and reference.

For Employees: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/covidforemployees/

For Employers: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/covidresourceemployers/

More guidance for protecting workers can be found at:

https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework

https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets

NOTICE: This ETS expired on January 25, 2022.