Tag: Employee Personal Protection Equipment

The First State to Adopt an ‘Endemic’ Virus Policy

Jon Redmond /March 7, 2022

In preparation for the next steps in the new normal, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an ‘endemic’ approach to the coronavirus pandemic. The SMARTER Plan becomes the nation’s first adopted…

EPA Extends Period for Draft Scope Document Asbestos Risk Evaluation

Jon Redmond /February 14, 2022

EPA Extends Comment Period for Draft Scope Document for Part Two of Asbestos Risk Evaluation: the Path Forward for TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced…

Cal/OSHA Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention ETS

Jon Redmond /February 11, 2022

Federal OSHA Halts COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS; Cal/OSHA Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention ETS The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of Federal OSHA’s emergency temporary standard…

ASTM F3502-21 Barrier Face Covering Standard Overview

Jon Redmond /December 23, 2021

In response to the discovery and subsequent rapid spread of the COVID 19 Omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance regarding selection of…

Biden Administration Announces Two Major Vaccination Policies

Jon Redmond /November 8, 2021

The Biden Administration has announced the details of two policies that would potentially drive millions of America’s work force to get vaccinated as part of the administration’s six-part strategy to…