OSHA Covid-19 Rule for Health Care to Be Released Thursday (3)

OSHA’s emergency rule to protect workers from Covid-19 infection will center on the health-care industry and be released by midday Thursday, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said Wednesday.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will also issue voluntary guidelines for industries other than health care, Walsh told the House Committee on Education and Labor during an oversight hearing.

“Science tells us that health-care workers—particularly those who have come into regular contact with people who are either suspected of having or being treated for Covid-19—are most at risk,” Walsh said.

Walsh acknowledged that the government’s vaccination program and the Centers for ...