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OSHA Enforcement Policy for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Michael D. Decker
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On October 8, 1993, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued mandatory guidelines that establish an enforcement policy for protecting exposed workers against tuberculosis (TB). The instructions, issued to OSHA regional administrators and compliance officers nationwide, cover both the application of specific OSHA standards that are pertinent to TB inspections and of the OSH Act's general duty clause, which obligates employers to provide safe and healthful workplaces. OSHA's guidelines are effective immediately, except for the respirator requirements, which will become effective on January 6,1994. Employers found in violation of the guidelines can be fined. Those states that run their own job safety and health programs were given 30 days to advise OSHA on their plans for enforcement against TB.

Type
Special Report
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 14 , Issue 12 , December 1993 , pp. 689 - 693
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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