OSHA TB standard highlights
OSHA TB standard highlights
The first TB standard proposed by OSHA would have the following results:
• Save 130 to 190 lives a year
• Cost $245 million a year to implement
• Prevent 21,000 to 25,000 infections annually
• Reduce occupational exposures by 70% to 90%
• Save up to $116 million a year in treatment and lost-employment costs
The standard covers the following establishments:
• Hospitals
• Long-term care facilities for the elderly
• Correctional facilities
• Homeless shelters
• Hospice facilities
• Labs that handle TB cultures
Also covered are employees who provide the following services in the above settings or in residences where TB patients are housed:
• Social work
• Teaching
• Law enforcement
• Legal work
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