CDC Provides Streamlined COVID-19 Guidance

The CDC released new guidance to help people better understand their risk and how to protect themselves and others.

New Required Seizure First Aid Poster

Effective July 1, 2022, the General Assembly requires all employers of 25 or more employees in Virginia to physically post information about seizure first aid at their place of business in a location accessible and visible by employees.

DOLI COVID-19 Guidance

DOLI’s Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers…

New CDC Guidelines for COVID-19

New CDC Guidelines are currently under review by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health. The Department will be issuing an FAQ regarding how the new CDC guidance will impact enforcement.

Safety and Health Code Board Events

Safety and Health Codes Board Public Hearing March 14, 2022

Safety and Health Codes Board Meeting March 21, 2022

Revocation of the Virginia Standard 16VAC25-220

On March 21, 2022, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted the final revocation of the Virginia Standard 16VAC25-220 for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (“Virginia Standard”). The revocation will be effective upon publication in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which is currently scheduled for March 23, 2022.

The Department’s Guidance Document on COVID-19 entitled: Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers will be published in the Virginia Register on March 28, 2022 (Volume 38:Issue 16) for a 30 day comment period in accordance with Va. Code § 2.2-4002.1.B. There will be a public comment forum starting on March 28, 2022 and ending April 27, 2022. Even if the Guidance Document later changes as a result of the public comment period, employers can rely upon the draft Guidance document in the interim.

Link to view Guidance Document: Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers