On June 17, OSHA released an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 that healthcare employers must follow. At the same time, OSHA concurrently issued updated, non-mandatory COVID-19 guidance for non-healthcare employers – this does apply to funeral service.

OSHA’s updated guidance to assist non-healthcare employers (including funeral homes) in other industries permits employers to follow CDC guidance as it applies to vaccinated individuals; this explicitly includes allowing vaccinated workers to resume work without masks or physical distancing, if otherwise permitted by state and local law. Read the updated guidance here.

For more information about COVID-19 OSHA guidance for employers, visit www.osha.gov/coronavirus. 

You can also find information in NFDA’s COVID-19 Information Hub, which we continue to keep up-to-date as new information emerges, www.nfda.org/COVID19.