Virginia Mandates Covid-19 Training for Employees in Certain Workplaces
On July 15, 2020, Virginia adopted statewide emergency temporary standards relating to workplace safety in response to Covid-19. The emergency temporary standard mandates workplace safety training, personal protective equipment, sanitation, social distancing, infectious disease preparedness and response plans, record keeping, and hazard communications in certain Virginia workplaces.
The emergency temporary standard is currently being finalized by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industries (DOLI). It will take effect upon publication in a Richmond, Virginia newspaper, which is anticipated the week of July 27, 2020.
DOLI is developing training and outreach products for the general public, which will include:
- A COVID‐19 Training PowerPoint for Employees
- An Emergency Temporary Standard Training PowerPoint
- FAQs
- An Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan Template
- A Training PowerPoint on how to develop an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan Template
- A flowchart for determining how to classify job tasks by hazards employees are potentially exposed to for “very high,” “high”, “medium,” and “lower” exposure risk levels
Covered employers will be given 60 days from the effective date of the emergency temporary standard to develop and train employees on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan.
Within 30 days of the effective date of the emergency temporary standard, employers with hazards or job tasks classified at “very high” or “high” exposure risk at a place of employment must provide training to all employees working a the place of employment regardless of employee risk classification.
Clear Law Institute, which provides online compliance training for more than 1,000 employers, handles rolling out the training to your employees, tech support issues, and tracking course completions.
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