by Peter | Jan 14, 2022 | COVID, Hazard, HR, Legislation, Uncategorized
Today, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on the challenges to President Biden’s Executive Orders related to vaccination mandates for healthcare workers. For a review of the important data that led to this, refer to the prior PCS article. Twenty-four states... 
by Peter | Nov 5, 2021 | COVID, Hazard, HR
On November 4, 2021, OSHA and HHS both release policies related to President Biden’s Executive Order issued September 9, 2021. These policies both help clarify and somewhat add to the confusion regarding employer obligations. PCS will attempt to clarify this issue. ... 
by Peter | Sep 11, 2021 | COVID, Hazard, HR, Legislation
Summary of President Biden’s Executive Order On September 9, President Biden issued a stunning and far-reaching executive order related to the continual COVID pandemic. While the current buzz is related to vaccination of healthcare workers, the Order actually... 
by practicecompli | Oct 24, 2020 | COVID, Hazard
According to the CDC the new definition of close contact is: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior... 
by practicecompli | Jul 21, 2020 | Hazard
On July 15, CDC released a new update on guidance during the COVID pandemic. The new guidance is very confusing and contradicts itself in several areas. This is our best interpretation we can offer. Eye Protection. The new guidance states that healthcare providers... 
by practicecompli | Jun 26, 2020 | Hazard, HR
The following summary comes from CDC guidelines. More detailed explanations may be found in our Exposure & Risk-assessment Guidelines and from the CDC website. STEP 1 – BE PROACTIVE In the vast majority of cases, employees are becoming infected at home and in...
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