Ahead of the April 21st vote on the final version of Cal/OSHA’s COVID emergency temporary standard (ETS), the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board published the language the board was to consider. As of April 28, 2022, the previous version of the ETS was still posted on the California OSHA website.
The OAL (Office of Administrative Law) must first review and allow the new emergency standard wording to be put into place. As of April 28, 2022, the ETS was still listed on their site as under review. Assuming the ETS will be signed off on by the OAL, employers may wish to familiarize themselves with some of the changes within the wording of the proposed regulation.