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5/20/2021 COVID-19-Control and Prevention I Occupational Safety and Health Administration engineering controls, work practices, and PPE, to reduce exposure. Further information on OSHA's BBP training regulations and policies is available for employers and workers on the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention Safety and Health Topics page. OSHA's Training and Reference Materials Library contains training and reference materials developed by the OSHA Directorate of Training and Education as well as links to other related sites. The materials listed for Bloodborne Pathogens, PPE, Respiratory Protection, and SARS may provide additional material for employers to use in preparing training for their workers. OSHA's Personal Protective Equipment Safety and Health Topics page also provides information on training in the use of PPE. Additional Considerations for Workers with Increased Susceptibility for SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Complications Consider offering workers who may be at increased susceptibility for SARS-CoV-2 infection or complications from COVID-19 adjustments to their work responsibilities or locations to minimize exposure. Other flexibilities, if feasible, can help prevent potential exposures among workers who have heart or lung disease, chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, liver disease, diabetes, severe obesity, or immunocompromising health conditions. Employers should be cognizant of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The EEOC has issued guidance about COVID-19 and equal employment opportunity laws. Additional Considerations for Return-to-Work Planning OSHA's guidance on returning to work assists employers in reopening non-essential businesses and their employees returning to work during the evolving coronavirus pandemic. The CDC has issued specific guidelines for returning to work, including after recovering from COVID-19 or having exposure to someone who has COVID- 19, for certain sectors (e.g., healthcare and other critical infrastructure). Return to work guidance for non- healthcare workers may be based on criteria for ending home isolation, The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the National Safety Council (NSC) also provide recommendations to help employers and workers safely return to work. 1 Note that 29 C1=R 1910.1020 may apply to temperature records. Employers should evaluate the burdens and benefits of maintaining temperature records or asking workers to complete written questionnaires, as both will qualify as medical records if made or maintained by a physician, nurse, or other health care personnel, or technician. If employers do not record workers' temperatures, or if workers'temperatures are recorded but not made or maintained by a physician, nurse, or other health care personnel or technician, the mere taking of a temperature would not amount to a record that must be retained. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 L 800-321-6742 (OSHA) TTY https:l/www.osha,govtcoronavirus/control-prevention 819