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Human Resources Department, Risk Management Division, recommending the Board:
1) Approve and adopt revisions to Board of Supervisors Policy E-13: COVID-19 Prevention Program and grant the Director of Human Resources the authority to:
a) Make any changes necessary to update hyperlinks within the policy should they change over time;
b) Make changes to the Policy that are either non-substantive or necessary to accord with changes to relevant statutes or regulations; and
2) Rescind Board of Supervisors Policy E-11 COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The California Occupational Safety and Health Act, also referred to as Cal/OSHA, (Labor Code §§ 6300, et seq.) and associated regulations (8 C.C.R. § 3205) required the County to develop a Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) Prevention Program (CPP) policy to provide employees with information about COVID-19 health and safety requirements. This policy applies to all County employees except for County employees who are telecommuting at their remote locations. The Board of Supervisors adopted Policy E-13: COVID-19 Prevention Program (Policy E-13), on January 12, 2021.
On June 17, 2021, Cal/OSHA adopted revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards; Governor Gavin Newsom subsequently signed an executive order to allow the revisions to immediately take effect on June 17. The subsequent revisions to Policy E-13 were approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 10, 2021.
The Human Resources Department is recommending additional modifications to Policy E-13 for Board adoption consistent with the updated standards adopted by Cal/OSHA.
On June 30, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted policy E-11 - COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines. The Human Resources Department is recommending rescinding this policy as it is no longer in line with current regulations from Cal/OSHA and the California Department of Public Health.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may choose not to approve the recommended cha...
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