The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, recently issued safety and health guidance for agricultural employers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. California employers are required to establish and implement an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to protect employees from all worksite hazards, including infectious diseases. Since COVID-19 is widespread in the community, most California employers must consider the disease a workplace hazard. As such, agricultural employers still operating during the pandemic must update their IIPP to include protocols for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Below is a summary of training guidelines, procedures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, guidance on physical distancing rules, and good sanitation practices agricultural employers should follow during the pandemic.
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