OSHA continues to update its COVID-19 webpage with guidance for employers and workers. Between January and March, OSHA:

• Issued the COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan (Mar. 12, 2021)
• Released Updated Guidance: Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace and a 1-page fact sheet (English, Spanish) (Jan. 29, 2021), and updated several existing COVID-19 resources to align with this updated guidance.

Other COVID-19 Resources:

• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) COVID-19 webpage now includes an Essential Workers Vaccine Toolkit and updated resources for building ventilation, wildland firefighters, construction employers and workers, identifying counterfeit respirators, and calculating PPE burn rate. NIOSH also issued two facts sheets on on safe sharps disposal and disposal container shortages.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 webpage now includes updated Guidance for Businesses and Employers and for workers on quarantine, isolation and returning to work. CDC also updated its Guidance for Testing in Non-Healthcare Workplaces and for agriculture workers and employers.
• The CPWR- Center for Construction Research and Training COVID-19 webpage now includes Vaccine Resources for Construction and Quick Tips to Increase Ventilation at Indoor Construction Sites. CPWR also issued Best Practices for Distance Learning. 

Poster: Stand Up 4 Grain Safety

OSHA issued a new poster with seven steps for ensuring safe grain handling operations. The poster was released in support of the fifth annual Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week (Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2021).

OSHA's Alliance Program participants did not issue new products from January 1 to March 31, 2021. For a complete listing of Alliance products, see the Alliance Program Participant Developed Products webpage.  Alliance products do not necessarily reflect the official views of OSHA.

NIOSH FACE Reports and Products

The NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program conducts investigations on workplace fatalities to identify the factors that contributed to these fatal injuries. This information is used to develop comprehensive recommendations for preventing similar incidents.  The following are selected NIOSH FACE Program reports and products issued from January 1 to March 31, 2021.  See the NIOSH FACE website for all the latest reports.

Agriculture

• Operator Electrocuted while Performing Maintenance on Center Pivot Irrigation System (WA)

Construction

• Roofer Falls 30 Feet from Rain Slick Roof (WA)

Transportation

• Semi-Truck Driver Dies in Single Vehicle Collision After Truck Overturns (KY)
• Delivery Driver Dies when Forklift Overturns While Delivering Landscape Paving Blocks (WA)

Harwood Grants

The following new materials developed by grantees under OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training Grant Program were posted on the OSHA website from January 1 to March 31, 2021. See the OSHA website for a complete list of a materials developed by Harwood grantees. These materials do not necessarily reflect the official views of OSHA.