Weigh in on OSHA's consideration of an infectious disease standard
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, May 12, 2010
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As reported last week, OSHA is considering an infectious disease standard, and it looks as if there are strong opinions against it from the number of comments appearing on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor blog.
The agency posted the request for information (RFI) on May 6.
See “Time to weigh in on infectious diseases standard: OSHA wants to know” for deadlines, links to the RFI, and instructions on how to comment.
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