Biden to Revive OSHA’s Stalled Infectious Disease Rulemaking (1)

The Biden administration plans to revive a stalled occupational safety rulemaking that would protect workers against all airborne infectious diseases, not just Covid-19, raising the question of whether it will be developed in lieu of an emergency standard specific to the coronavirus.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration intends to offer a draft version of an infectious disease rule in fiscal year 2022 and seek public comment, according to an OSHA spending proposal released alongside the White House’s fiscal 2022 budget request last week. That means a proposal could be released as soon as October, when fiscal 2022 begins.

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