Industry Notes: OSHA Plans ‘Focused Inspections’ of Hospitals’ and SNFs’ COVID Protocols
The Department of Labor (DOL) wants to protect healthcare workers and get ahead of the next COVID-19 variant curve ball, a recent update suggests.
Details: On March 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an enforcement memo about a new inspection program. OSHA aims to circumvent future COVID spikes with “a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities [SNFs] that treat or handle COVID-19 patients,” an agency release says. “OSHA’s goal is to expand its presence to ensure continued mitigation to control the spread of COVID-19...
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