OSHA updates COVID-19 resources for construction

From OSHA via ABC National

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published three COVID-19 guidance products below to help keep workers safe during this pandemic. These products can be disseminated to the broader construction industry.

The list below includes: a poster listing Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus, which has been translated into Spanish; a new video and poster on how to properly wear and dispose of respirators; and a new OSHA alert for the construction industry. Links to these new products are included below.

1. Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus:

(OSHA 3994 – 2020) English: PDF

(OSHA 3995 – 2020) Spanish: PDF

2. A new respirator video and posters demonstrate how to properly wear and dispose of a respirator:

• Video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU4stQgCtV8

• Posters — 

English:     https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4015.pdf

Spanish:     https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4016.pdf

3. Construction Industry Alert – A new OSHA alert for the construction industry

• English
• Spanish

Additional information on COVID-19 guidance can also be found on the OSHA webpage.