The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has provided updated resources on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for employers.

California's emergency temporary standard (ETS) for workplace coronavirus disease 2019 (COVD-19) exposures became effective following a November 30 approval by the state's Office of Administrative Law. The standard applies to workplaces in California not covered by the state's Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard.

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is developing a wildfire smoke standard. The department acknowledged receiving a petition to initiate a rulemaking for wildfire smoke exposures.

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously approved five emergency temporary standards for workplace coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposures: COVID-19 prevention, multiple COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 outbreaks, major COVID-19 outbreaks, COVID-19 prevention in employer-provided housing, and COVID-19 prevention in employer-provided transportation to and from work.

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) released several documents to assist employers that must comply with the state’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposures. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.