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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 116 / Monday, June 21, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Common areas means indoor or outdoor locations under the control of the employer that more than one person may use or where people congregate e.g., building lobbies, reception areas, waiting rooms, restrooms, break rooms, eating areas, conference rooms.
COVID19 Coronavirus Disease 2019
means the respiratory disease caused by SARSCoV2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. For clarity and ease of reference, this section refers to COVID19 when describing exposures or potential exposures to SARSCoV2.
COVID19 positive and confirmed COVID19 refer to a person who has a confirmed positive test for, or who has been diagnosed by a licensed healthcare provider with, COVID19.
COVID19 symptoms mean the following: Fever or chills; cough;
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; diarrhea.
COVID19 test means a test for SARS
CoV2 that is:
i Cleared or approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration FDA or is authorized by an Emergency Use Authorization EUA from the FDA to diagnose current infection with the SARSCoV2 virus; and ii Administered in accordance with the FDA clearance or approval or the FDA EUA as applicable.
Direct patient care means hands-on, face-to-face contact with patients for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
Disinfect/disinfection means using an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant on EPAs List N
incorporated by reference, 1910.509, in accordance with manufacturers instructions to kill germs on surfaces.
Elastomeric respirator means a tightfitting respirator with a facepiece that is made of synthetic or rubber material that permits it to be disinfected, cleaned, and reused according to manufacturers instructions. It is equipped with a replaceable cartridges, canisters, or filters.
Facemask means a surgical, medical procedure, dental, or isolation mask that is FDA-cleared, authorized by an FDA
EUA, or offered or distributed as described in an FDA enforcement policy. Facemasks may also be referred to as medical procedure masks.
Face shield means a device, typically made of clear plastic, that:
i Is certified to ANSI/ISEA Z87.1
incorporated by reference, 1910.509;
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ii Covers the wearers eyes, nose, and mouth to protect from splashes, sprays, and spatter of body fluids, wraps around the sides of the wearers face i.e., temple-to-temple, and extends below the wearers chin.
Filtering facepiece respirator means a negative pressure particulate respirator with a non-replaceable filter as an integral part of the facepiece or with the entire facepiece composed of the nonreplaceable filtering medium.
Fully vaccinated means 2 weeks or more following the final dose of a COVID19 vaccine.
Hand hygiene means the cleaning and/or disinfecting of ones hands by using standard handwashing methods with soap and running water or an alcohol-based hand rub that is at least 60% alcohol.
Healthcare services mean services that are provided to individuals by professional healthcare practitioners e.g., doctors, nurses, emergency medical personnel, oral health professionals for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, monitoring, or restoring health. Healthcare services are delivered through various means including: Hospitalization, long-term care, ambulatory care, home health and hospice care, emergency medical response, and patient transport. For the purposes of this section, healthcare services include autopsies.
Healthcare support services mean services that facilitate the provision of healthcare services. Healthcare support services include patient intake/
admission, patient food services, equipment and facility maintenance, housekeeping services, healthcare laundry services, medical waste handling services, and medical equipment cleaning/reprocessing services.
High-touch surfaces and equipment means any surface or piece of equipment that is repeatedly touched by more than one person e.g., doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, tables, phones, keyboards, tools, toilets, faucets, sinks, credit card terminals, touchscreen-enabled devices.
Physical location means a site including outdoor and indoor areas, a structure, or a group of structures or an area within a site where work or any work-related activity e.g., taking breaks, going to the restroom, eating, entering, or exiting work occurs. A physical location includes the entirety of any space associated with the site e.g., workstations, hallways, stairwells, breakrooms, bathrooms, elevators and any other space that an employee might occupy in arriving, working, or leaving.

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Powered air-purifying respirator PAPR means an air-purifying respirator that uses a blower to force the ambient air through air-purifying elements to the inlet covering.
Respirator means a type of personal protective equipment PPE that is certified by NIOSH under 42 CFR part 84 or is authorized under an EUA by the FDA. Respirators protect against airborne hazards by removing specific air contaminants from the ambient surrounding air or by supplying breathable air from a safe source.
Common types of respirators include filtering facepiece respirators, elastomeric respirators, and PAPRs.
Face coverings, facemasks, and face shields are not respirators.
Screen means asking questions to determine whether a person is COVID
19 positive or has symptoms of COVID
19.
Surgical mask means a mask that covers the users nose and mouth and provides a physical barrier to fluids and particulate materials. The mask meets certain fluid barrier protection standards and Class I or Class II
flammability tests. Surgical masks are generally regulated by FDA as Class II
devices under 21 CFR 878.4040
Surgical apparel.
Vaccine means a biological product authorized or licensed by the FDA to prevent or provide protection against COVID19, whether the substance is administered through a single dose or a series of doses.
Workplace means a physical location e.g., fixed, mobile where the employers work or operations are performed.
c COVID19 plan. 1 The employer must develop and implement a COVID
19 plan for each workplace. If the employer has multiple workplaces that are substantially similar, its COVID19
plan may be developed by workplace type rather than by individual workplace so long as all required sitespecific information is included in the plan.
Note to paragraph c1. For those employers who do not already have a COVID19 plan in place, OSHAs website contains significant compliance assistance materials, including a model plan.

2 If the employer has more than 10
employees, the COVID19 plan must be written.
3 The employer must designate one or more workplace COVID19 safety coordinators to implement and monitor the COVID19 plan developed under this section. The COVID19 safety coordinators must be knowledgeable in infection control principles and
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