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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4427973" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p>I'm thinking UPS lawyers will find an exception within the following OSHA regulations.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html" target="_blank">Safety and Health Topics | COVID-19 - Standards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration</a></p><p></p><p>COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reporting-pui.html" target="_blank">CDC information</a> on persons under investigation and presumptive positive and laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The case is work-related, as defined by <a href="https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1904/1904.5" target="_blank">29 CFR 1904.5</a>; and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The case involves one or more of the general recording criteria set forth in <a href="https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1904/1904.7" target="_blank">29 CFR 1904.7</a> (e.g. medical treatment beyond first-aid, days away from work).<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.7(a)" target="_blank">1904.7(a)</a><br /> Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.</li> </ul></li> </ol> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.5(b)(2)" target="_blank">1904.5(b)(2)</a><br /> <em>Are there situations where an injury or illness occurs in the work environment and is not considered work-related?</em> Yes, an injury or illness occurring in the work environment that falls under one of the following exceptions is not work-related, and therefore is not recordable.</li> </ul><p><strong>1904.5(b)(2)</strong> <strong>You are not required to record injuries and illnesses if . . .</strong></p><p>(i) At the time of the injury or illness, the employee was present in the work environment as a member of the general public rather than as an employee.</p><p>(ii) The injury or illness involves signs or symptoms that surface at work but result solely from a non-work-related event or exposure that occurs outside the work environment.</p><p>(iii) The injury or illness results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in a medical, fitness, or recreational activity such as blood donation, physical examination, flu shot, exercise class, racquetball, or baseball.</p><p>(iv) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee eating, drinking, or preparing food or drink for personal consumption (whether bought on the employer's premises or brought in). For example, if the employee is injured by choking on a sandwich while in the employer's establishment, the case would not be considered work-related.</p><p></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> If the employee is made ill by ingesting food contaminated by workplace contaminants (such as lead), or gets food poisoning from food supplied by the employer, the case would be considered work-related.</p><p>(v) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) at the establishment outside of the employee's assigned working hours.</p><p>(vi) The injury or illness is solely the result of personal grooming, self medication for a non-work-related condition, or is intentionally self-inflicted.</p><p>(vii) The injury or illness is caused by a motor vehicle accident and occurs on a company parking lot or company access road while the employee is commuting to or from work.</p><p>(viii) The illness is the common cold or flu (Note: contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis A, or plague are considered work-related if the employee is infected at work).</p><p>(ix) The illness is a mental illness. Mental illness will not be considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed health care professional with appropriate training and experience (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related.</p><p><img src="https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/2019-nCoV-banner-new.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4427973, member: 18222"] I'm thinking UPS lawyers will find an exception within the following OSHA regulations. [URL='https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html']Safety and Health Topics | COVID-19 - Standards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration[/URL] COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met: [LIST=1] [*]The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reporting-pui.html']CDC information[/URL] on persons under investigation and presumptive positive and laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19); [*]The case is work-related, as defined by [URL='https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1904/1904.5']29 CFR 1904.5[/URL]; and [*]The case involves one or more of the general recording criteria set forth in [URL='https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1904/1904.7']29 CFR 1904.7[/URL] (e.g. medical treatment beyond first-aid, days away from work). [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.7(a)']1904.7(a)[/URL] Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. [/LIST] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.5(b)(2)']1904.5(b)(2)[/URL] [I]Are there situations where an injury or illness occurs in the work environment and is not considered work-related?[/I] Yes, an injury or illness occurring in the work environment that falls under one of the following exceptions is not work-related, and therefore is not recordable. [/LIST] [B]1904.5(b)(2)[/B] [B]You are not required to record injuries and illnesses if . . .[/B] (i) At the time of the injury or illness, the employee was present in the work environment as a member of the general public rather than as an employee. (ii) The injury or illness involves signs or symptoms that surface at work but result solely from a non-work-related event or exposure that occurs outside the work environment. (iii) The injury or illness results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in a medical, fitness, or recreational activity such as blood donation, physical examination, flu shot, exercise class, racquetball, or baseball. (iv) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee eating, drinking, or preparing food or drink for personal consumption (whether bought on the employer's premises or brought in). For example, if the employee is injured by choking on a sandwich while in the employer's establishment, the case would not be considered work-related. [B]Note:[/B] If the employee is made ill by ingesting food contaminated by workplace contaminants (such as lead), or gets food poisoning from food supplied by the employer, the case would be considered work-related. (v) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) at the establishment outside of the employee's assigned working hours. (vi) The injury or illness is solely the result of personal grooming, self medication for a non-work-related condition, or is intentionally self-inflicted. (vii) The injury or illness is caused by a motor vehicle accident and occurs on a company parking lot or company access road while the employee is commuting to or from work. (viii) The illness is the common cold or flu (Note: contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis A, or plague are considered work-related if the employee is infected at work). (ix) The illness is a mental illness. Mental illness will not be considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed health care professional with appropriate training and experience (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related. [IMG]https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/2019-nCoV-banner-new.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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