A California safety board voted Thursday to relax mask-wearing in the workplace if everyone there is vaccinated, but these proposed rules differ from federal guidelines.
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Cal/OSHA published a revised proposed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards, containing notable changes from the original ETS.
By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
June 4, 2021
| 8:13 p.m.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) on Friday released revised COVID-19 workplace recommendations, which are expected to go into effect no later than June 15 if approved.
“Last year, the board adopted health and safety standards to protect workers from COVID-19,” the California Department of Industrial Relationssaid in a statement. “The standards did not consider vaccinations and required testing, quarantining, masking and more to protect workers.”
The changes to the recommendations phase out physical distancing and make other adjustments to better align with the state’s goal of eliminating the Blueprint for a Safer Economy tier system on June 15, according to the Department of Industrial Relations.