Have you kept in tune with news regarding the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)? This standard will require businesses with more than 100 employees to create a written plan that informs workers about their testing and vaccination policies. This will help solidify policies regarding COVID-19 for future operations. If you weren’t aware already, we wanted to inform you of what the plan should include and what could affect your plan later on in 2022.
A written plan is an essential part of informing employees about business policies and building a strong method of communication between employer and worker. With controversy surrounding mandated testing and vaccinations, this plan should provide a simple and straightforward way to express business decisions and the reasons regarding them. Your written plan will also include basic details that employees should be guaranteed. This includes how COVID-19 related data will be collected, where employees can learn more about the OSHA ETS, disciplinary measures for violating business policies, and more.
You are also responsible for providing employees with accommodations under the circumstances that they are unable to receive a vaccination due to medical or religious factors in their life. Although, the Supreme Court will be back in session on January 7th to discuss further implications of the ETS. This session will more than likely focus on the idea of mandated vaccinations and could change how your business responds to the issue later on, so you can expect revisions to be made throughout 2022.
If you want to learn more about the written plan and other news regarding the ETS, contact us and we’ll get back to you! You can also download and utilize an official template provided by OSHA here. If you haven’t started your plan yet, we hope this blog can help you form a basic structure for your policies. For our other services related to substance testing and training classes, check our website.
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