COVID-19: Workplace Safety OSHA Updates and Return to Work Issues

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COVID-19 Workplace Safety Quiz

Test your knowledge on the latest OSHA updates and workplace safety measures related to COVID-19. This quiz will help you understand the critical steps employers must take to ensure a safe working environment.

Key topics include:

COVID-19 recording and reporting requirements
Employer responsibilities under the General Duty Clause
Vaccination policies and alternatives

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When must COVID-19 infections and deaths be recorded, according to OSHA?

Exposure at work, work related

Days away from work due to COVID-19 infection

Medical treatment is required

All of these

Which OSHA clause requires employers to provide a workplace "free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm"?

Employee Protection Clause

General Duty Clause

Safety for All Clause

Workplace Standards Clause

OSHA has cited employers for failing to take all the following COVID-19 related actions EXCEPT:

Properly recording an injury or illness

Providing vaccinations

Implement written respiratory protection programs

Compliance with the general duty clause

Protecting employee health, reducing absenteeism, and possibly reducing the spread of illness to others are pros of mandatory vaccination programs.

True

False

What are some alternatives to mandatory vaccinations policies that companies can implement?

Education and convenience

Reduced pay

Financial incentives

Employee segregation

Maintaining confidentiality of employee information is important for planning considerations for returning to work?

True

False

Which of the following are steps employers should consider in returning to work?

Create multi-disciplinary COVID-19 response and safety team

Supply necessary disinfecting supplies and PPE

Require employees to provide their own supplies and PPE

Staggering schedules to minimize interactions

Employers can require an employee to quarantine or have a negative test result if an employee chooses to travel.

True

False

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