UPDATED with latest: California updated its masking guidance yet again on Wednesday. The news comes after a series of confusing announcements on the subject from state and federal officials and jus…
A special Cal/OSHA Standards Board meeting will take place Wednesday night to discuss the just-announced guidance from the CA Department of Public Health. It is that board’s decision which will mandate business requirements, not the public health department’s new guidance.said on Wednesday that the state’s new guidance is not meant to push the board in one way or another in its decision on required masking for employees.
There are some individuals who are exempt from wearing masks, regardless of vaccination status. They include:-Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a mask -Persons for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to the person related to their work, as determined by local, state, or federal regulators or workplace safety guidelinesEarly last month, Governor Gavin Newsom assured Californians that masks were soon going away for fully-vaccinated residents.
The upshot of those strictures would be that unvaccinated employees would need to wear masks while at work. Also, the presence of one unvaccinated person in a room full of otherwise vaccinated employees would mean everyone has to don a mask. Employers may also be required to track who is vaccinated and who is not. Talk about peer pressure.advises unvaccinated people to wear masks “anytime you are indoors or outdoors with people who don’t live with you.
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