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The year 2020 has presented very different workplace safety issues for employers. We have seen an exponential increase in employers receiving notice of complaints to state and federal Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) agencies from employees regarding COVID-19 safety measures in the workplace – or allegations of a lack thereof. In fact, to date, employees throughout the nation have made more than 11,000 COVID-19-related complaints to federal OSHA and over 39,000 COVID-19-related complaints to state OSHA agencies.
Many of these complaints cite an employer’s lack of implementation or enforcement of specific COVID-19 safety measures, such as failure to provide personal protective equipment (PPE), mask wearing, social distancing, or temperature checks. Assuming such complaints will likely continue to skyrocket, employers should be motivated to take immediate steps to ensure they don’t find themselves on the receiving end of such a complaint. Here’s what you need to know to diffuse potential complaints, including six practical steps you can put into place.