Cal/OSHA Adopts New “Non-Emergency” COVID-19 Prevention Regulations

On December 15, 2022, Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to continue California’s COVID-19 regulation until December 2024.  The Office of Administrative Law has 30 days to review and approve the new regulation. The Covid-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) remain in effect until the new regulations become effective.

The employer must still “immediately exclude” all COVID positive cases from the workplace, and both asymptomatic and symptomatic persons are not allowed to return until after their respective “infectious period” is over. Infectious period is defined in the regulation to match the current CDPH definition. All COVID positive cases are still required to wear a face mask in the workplace until 10 days have passed since either the onset of symptoms, or the date of the first COVID positive test.

Close contacts must be evaluated and assessed per CDPH guidance, and employers must implement effective policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by close contacts.

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