(B) Must provide documentation of the most recent COVID-19 test result to the employer no later than the 7th day following the date on which the employee last provided a test result.
(C) 
Posted on 11/05/2021 8:31:36 PM PDT by DoodleBob
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor.
ACTION:
Interim final rule; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is issuing an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees) from the risk of contracting COVID-19 by strongly encouraging vaccination. Covered employers must develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with an exception for employers that instead adopt a policy requiring employees to either get vaccinated or elect to undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work in lieu of vaccination.
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PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Subpart U—COVID-19
1.Revise the heading for Subpart U to read as set forth above.
2.The authority citation for subpart U continues to read as follows:
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393); 29 CFR part 1911; and 5 U.S.C. 553.
3.Add § 1910.501 to subpart U to read as follows:
§ 1910.501Vaccination, testing, and face coverings. (a) Purpose. This section is intended to establish minimum vaccination, vaccination verification, face covering, and testing requirements to address the grave danger of COVID-19 in the workplace, and to preempt inconsistent state and local requirements relating to these issues, including requirements that ban or limit employers' authority to require vaccination, face covering, or testing, regardless of the number of employees.
...
(g) COVID-19 testing for employees who are not fully vaccinated.
(1) The employer must ensure that each employee who is not fully vaccinated complies with paragraph (g)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section:
(i) An employee who reports at least once every 7 days to a workplace where other individuals such as coworkers or customers are present:
(A) Must be tested for COVID-19 at least once every 7 days; and
(B) Must provide documentation of the most recent COVID-19 test result to the employer no later than the 7th day following the date on which the employee last provided a test result.
(ii) An employee who does not report during a period of 7 or more days to a workplace where other individuals such as coworkers or customers are present ( e.g., teleworking for two weeks prior to reporting to a workplace with others):
(A) Must be tested for COVID-19 within 7 days prior to returning to the workplace; and
(B) Must provide documentation of that test result to the employer upon return to the workplace.
Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1): This section does not require the employer to pay for any costs associated with testing; however employer payment for testing may be required by other laws, regulations, or collective bargaining agreements or other collectively negotiated agreements. This section also does not prohibit the employer from paying for costs associated with testing required by paragraph (g)(1) of this section.
(2) If an employee does not provide documentation of a COVID-19 test result as required by paragraph (g)(1) of this section, the employer must keep that employee removed from the workplace until the employee provides a test result.
(3) When an employee has received a positive COVID-19 test, or has been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a licensed healthcare provider, the employer must not require that employee to undergo COVID-19 testing as required under paragraph (g) of this section for 90 days following the date of their positive test or diagnosis.
(4) The employer must maintain a record of each test result provided by each employee under paragraph (g)(1) of this section or obtained during tests conducted by the employer. These records are considered to be employee medical records and must be maintained as such records in accordance with § 1910.1020 and must not be disclosed except as required or authorized by this section or other federal law. These records are not subject to the retention requirements of § 1910.1020(d)(1)(i) but must be maintained and preserved while this section remains in effect.
(B) Must provide documentation of the most recent COVID-19 test result to the employer no later than the 7th day following the date on which the employee last provided a test result.
(C)
They use Ethylene Oxide to “sterilize” the swabs, a potential carcinogen according to the EPA. What are the risks of continual and repeated long term exposure to the residual on swabs? Avoid these worthless tests like the plague.
“Ethylene oxide is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature and a liquid below 51 degrees Fahrenheit. It's used to make chemicals for industrial, personal care products and consumer goods. Manufacturers also use it to sterilize some medical devices. Exposure can cause headaches, nausea, diarrhea, difficulty breathing and other problems. Long-term exposure can cause cancer in humans.”
“Overview of Ethylene Oxide (EO or EtO) Residuals
Sterilizing medical devices with ethylene oxide (EO) is a common practice primarily due to its extensive material compatibility. The main side effect of using EO as a sterilization agent is that it can leave a residue on the devices being processed. The residues that may be found after processing are as follows:
Ethylene Oxide (EO) – the residue that may remain after processing has been completed
Ethylene Chlorohydrin (ECH) – the residue that may form when EO comes into contact with free chloride ions
Ethylene Glycol (EG) – the residue that may form when EO comes into contact with water
The residues can be harmful to the end user or patient so it is important that all devices meet the limits set forth in the AAMI 10993-7 standard. The limits will vary depending upon the intended use of the device so there are three main categories a device may fall under: Limited Use, Prolonged Use and Permanent Use. In addition, there are several special device categories that have their own unique set of limits. Devices that do not have patient contact are not required to meet this standard. The table at the bottom of this page, extracted from the AAMI 10993-7 standard, provides a summary of the various categories and their limits...”
https://www.steris-ast.com/techtip/overview-ethylene-oxide-residuals/
Guess who’s getting into the “testing” business!
7/19/21
“George Soros And Bill Gates’ Backed Consortium To Buy U.K. Maker Of Covid Tests For $41 Million”
“Billionaires George Soros and Bill Gates are part of a consortium set to buy Mologic, a U.K.-based maker of Covid tests, in an effort to increase access to “affordable state-of-the-art medical technology” around the world, according to a statement released Monday.
The Soros Economic Development Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the launch of a new initiative, Global Access Health (GAH), aiming to strengthen the global rollout saving medical technology and the subsequent acquisition of Mologic Ltd, best known today for the deep-nostril technology used to deliver rapid Covid-19 tests...”
Uh-huh.
Three Generations of Imbeciles is Enough.
Supreme Court Precedent for Mandatory Sterilization.
Let’s tell the black community that THAT’s what Biden really has in store for them, and then go make popcorn (corn pop?) and watch the show.
its unconstitutional
and unscientific
vaxxed people can be infected and transmit covid just as easily as an unvaxxed person
the shot makers all admit their shots dont prevent infection and transmission
its totally hypocritical and unscientific to not test the vaxxed people if they truly care about the health of people and want to identify infected/transmissable people
there is no difference in vaxxed or unvaxxed, both groups can catch it and infect others
It may not apply to independent contractors.
certainly discriminatory.
Yup but thats the next battle after dealing with the exemption issue
Theres a step by step method to deal with it
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