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Fearing Virus, House Democrats Seek OSHA Healthcare Worker Standard


March 10, 2020 at 05:55 PM
House Democrats are pushing legislation that would force OSHA to issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers caring for patients suffering from coronavirus, noting there is no such mandatory federal policy and that Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance to protect the workers is not binding.

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