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OSHA Watch, September 1, 2009
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That standard requires healthcare employers to protect workers from ATDs such as TB, SARS, measles, and pandemic flu. In the meantime, look for OSHA to add pandemic influenza to its list of eTools soon at www.osha.gov, according to a report in the July 20 Inside OSHA.
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