Rule filed September 16, 2022



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Rule filed September 16, 2022

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Division:?Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

Topic:?Emergency (CR-103E) ? Temporary Worker Housing

Brief Description: The Department of Health (DOH) in conjunction with the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) continue to respond to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. DOH and L&I are adopting revisions to the initial emergency rule for temporary worker housing. DOH and L&I filed the initial emergency rules on May 13, 2020, WSR 20-11-024 and WSR 20-11-025 respectively. As the pandemic continues to impact residents of Washington state and temporary worker housing occupants, and in response to the Governor's guidance, DOH and L&I filed subsequent emergency rules through May 20, 2022 (WSR 22-12-013 and WSR 22-12-014) to protect occupants from COVID-19 hazards in licensed temporary worker housing.

The emergency rule:


* Maintains the requirements for operators to educate occupants on COVID-19 in a language or languages they understand and the requirement to conspicuously post information regarding COVID-19 in a language commonly understood by the occupants.
* Maintains education requirements to include what to do if an occupant is exposed to SARS-CoV-2; and what to do if they test positive for SARS-CoV-2.
* Maintains the requirement allowing entry of community health workers and community-based outreach workers to provide additional information.
* Maintains the requirement for operators to provide face covering/masks to occupants for use in accordance with DOH guidelines or as required by L&I rules.
* Maintains the requirement for ventilation.
* Maintains requirements related to cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and areas where symptomatic suspect SARS-CoV-2 cases or people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 cases have been and the requirement to ensure adequate supplies of soap and single-use paper towels at all sinks to allow for frequent handwashing.
* Updates and maintains certain requirements related to screening and isolation of suspect SARS-CoV-2 and positive SARS-CoV-2 cases as follows:

* Updates definition of ?suspect SARS-CoV-2 case? to include a person who is waiting for test results.
* Updates isolation requirement to allow individuals who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 to leave isolation after meeting criteria in DOH isolation guidance or when released from isolation by the local health officer.
* Maintains the requirements for daily licensed health care professional visits for employees in isolation with symptoms. For asymptomatic employees in isolation, a licensed health care professional visit is required upon initial placement in isolation and upon request of the asymptomatic employee or the licensed health care professional. Maintains the other requirements related to licensed health care professional visits, including options to use telehealth.

Both DOH and L&I each filed a Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) on September 10, 2020, WSR 20-19-047 and WSR 20-19-050, regarding permanent amendments to the existing permanent rules to address hazards from COVID-19 or other outbreaks of airborne infectious diseases. Some amendments made as part of the emergency rules will be considered for permanent rulemaking. For example, changes to ventilation requirements, and isolation requirements during an outbreak. DOH and L&I are monitoring the emergency proclamations, information including guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and data on COVID-19 and will repeal the emergency rule if no longer needed while permanent rule changes are under development.

Effective date: September 16, 2022

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