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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions”. The FAQs clarified some areas of the regulation and provided additional guidance for California employers, particularly construction companies. Under the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) adopted on November 30, 2020, California construction companies face specific standards related to transportation and workplace exposures that create unique questions and challenges.
Section 3205.4 of the ETS applies to employer-provided motor vehicle transportation, which is more specifically defined as “transportation to and from work, which is any transportation of an employee, during the course and scope of employment, provided, arranged for, or secured by an employer including ride-share vans or shuttle vehicles, car-pools, and private charter bus
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions”. The FAQs clarified some areas of the regulation and provided additional guidance for California employers, particularly construction companies. Under the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) adopted on November 30, 2020, California construction companies face specific standards related to transportation and workplace exposures that create unique questions and challenges.
Section 3205.4 of the ETS applies to employer-provided motor vehicle transportation, which is more specifically defined as “transportation to and from work, which is any transportation of an employee, during the course and scope of employment, provided, arranged for, or secured by an employer including ride-share vans or shuttle vehicles, car-pools, a
COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions
Updated March 26, 2021
Please note: At the bottom of this webpage, you will find footnotes that describe what updates have been made.
A: The ETS applies to all employers, employees, and to all places of employment with three exceptions:
Workplaces where there is only one employee who does not have contact with other people
Employees who are working from home
Employees who are covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases regulation
Q: Does the ETS apply for employees who split their work time between home and the workplace?
A: Yes, however, the regulation applies only when the employees work at the workplace, or are exposed at work, but not when they work from home.