{"id":7017,"date":"2021-07-08T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/?post_type=news&amp;p=7017"},"modified":"2021-07-08T12:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:42:30","slug":"covid-preparedness-and-response-plans-still-advised-but-we-have-you-covered","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/news\/covid-preparedness-and-response-plans-still-advised-but-we-have-you-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Preparedness and Response Plans Still Advised \u2013 But We Have You Covered!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Advocacy News &#8211; July 8, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, the Michigan Occupational and Safety Health Administration (MIOSHA) rescinded and replaced its COVID-19 Emergency Rules on May 24 to mirror the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements.\u00a0 Although the OSHA guidance does not impose legal obligations on employers, state and federal law requires employers to provide a \u201csafe and healthful work environment free of recognized hazards.\u201d\u00a0 This means COVID-19 will need to continue to be managed as a hazard in the workplace and citations are still possible under MIOSHA\u2019s general duty clause.<\/p>\n<p>Employers continue to have a duty to \u201ceducate and train workers on your COVID-19 policies and procedures using accessible formats and in a language they understand.\u201d This can be accomplished by updating your COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan (previously required by the MIOSHA Emergency Rules).\u00a0 COVID-19 Preparedness and Response plans should document your ongoing preventative measures, evidencing the provision of the requisite \u201csafe and healthy workplace,\u201d including cleaning and disinfection protocols and the requirement that certain employees are prohibited onsite (e.g., any employee who is symptomatic of and\/or diagnosed with COVID-19 and any employee who is not fully vaccinated and experienced close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the preceding 14 days).<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at the Bodman law firm continue to advise that all employers should have an updated COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan on record and have supplied an updated Preparedness and Response Plan template for employers to use.\u00a0 The FREE template can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-Preparedness-and-Response-Plan-6.28.21-Disclaimer.docx\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.29.21-The-Continued-Value-of-COVID-19-Preparedness-and-Response-Plans.pdf\">This article<\/a>, authored by Bodman, further addresses the continued value of a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact\u00a0<span class=\"mark30g8sh9q7\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Wendy<\/span>\u00a0Block with any questions at\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk217016\" href=\"mailto:wblock@michamber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">wblock@michamber.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy News &#8211; July 8, 2021 As previously reported, the Michigan Occupational and Safety Health Administration (MIOSHA) rescinded and replaced its COVID-19 Emergency Rules on May 24 to mirror the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements.\u00a0 Although the OSHA guidance does not impose legal obligations on employers, state and federal law requires [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14339,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7017\/revisions\/14339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}