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COVID-19 Resources for Businesses

OSHA has currently suspended implementation and enforcement on the standard, pending litigation.

The COVID-10 Vaccination and Testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) was announced November 4, 2021, to address the risk of COVID-19 spread in the workplace. ETS requires employers to comply with most provisions outlined below by Dec. 5, 2021, and additional weekly testing provisions by January 4, 2022. Employers affected by ETS include private employers with 100 or more employees.

ETS POLICY REQUIREMENTS:

By December 5, 2021, ETS requires employers to:

• Develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy; or
• Create a policy allowing employees to choose to get a vaccination or wear a face-covering in an indoor workplace.
• Determine the vaccination status of each employee, obtain acceptable proof of vaccination and maintain a record of each employee’s vaccination status.
• Allow reasonable time—including up to four hours of paid time—to receive a primary vaccination dose. Reasonable time and paid sick leave are also required to recover from any side effects of the vaccination.
• Employees are required to provide immediate notice of a positive COVID-19 test or diagnosis to employers and will be removed immediately from work until return-to-work criteria are met.

By January 4, 2022, ETS requires employers to:

• Ensure employees who are not fully vaccinated are tested weekly or within seven days before returning to work.

Employers are not responsible for incurring costs associated with testing. However, employer payment for testing may be required by other laws, regulations, collective bargaining agreements or other collectively negotiated agreements.

ETS EXEMPTIONS

The requirements of the ETS do not apply to:

• Employees who do not work with other individuals present;
• Employees when they are working from home;
• Employees who work exclusively outdoors;
• Those covered under the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force;
• Those covered by the Healthcare ETS;
• Employers that have fewer than 100 employees; and
• Public employers in states without State plans.

OSHA ETS Worksite Analysis Checklist

The Parkview Health vaccination clinic is currently administering the Pfizer vaccine, and offers booster shots to individuals who meet new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Booster shots are not authorized for those who received the Moderna or Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

Parkview Health works with the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. More information is available on Parkview Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine page.

For more information about on-site testing services at your business location, please contact Parkview Occupational Health at 260-373-9017.

Healthcare providers can order a test for any patient who needs one based on their clinical evaluation. There are also test sites which do not require a physician’s order or insurance card. Some testing sites are free while others require a copay. For more information on appointments, costs, testing site hours or to find a testing site near you, visit Indiana Department of Health COVID-19 Testing Information page.

Co-workers should consider reporting concerns regarding COVID-19 symptoms, community exposure, recent travel, family illness, or the return to work process. Co-workers may not report to work if they are exhibiting a fever of 100 degrees or higher, have a persistent cough and/or shortness of breath. Your hotline representative will confirm co-worker’s need for a leave of absence based on symptom screening and provide estimated return to work date.

Co-workers may return to work when at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared AND at least 24 hours have passed since fever has resolved without the use of fever-reducing medications. Co-workers should call the organization’s COVID-19 hotline to confirm their return to work date and process.