Washington — OSHA has prolonged till Jan. 19 the comment period on its emergency short-term normal on COVID-19 vaccination, testing and masking.
Based on a Nov. 30 press launch, the extension permits stakeholders further time to evaluate the ETS in addition to gather data and information mandatory for comment. OSHA published the ETS within the Nov. 5 Federal Register, with the preliminary comment period slated to finish Dec. 6.
The destiny of the ETS continues to be unclear. The fifth U.S. Circuit Court docket of Appeals halted the implementation and enforcement of the rule by granting a keep Nov. 12. The sixth Circuit Court docket of Appeals is slated to contemplate a consolidated problem to the ETS within the close to future.