COVID-19. Second Wave. Can employers conduct work site temperature checks? –
Summary
Neither the OSH Act nor OSHA standards prohibits employer screening for COVID-19, if applied in a transparent manner applicable to all employees (i.e., non-retaliatory). Any such screening should consider ways to maintain confidentiality, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act Because people infected with SARS-CoV-2 can spread the virus even if they do not have signs or symptoms of infection, temperature screening may play a part in a comprehensive program to monitor worker health during the pandemic, but may have limited utility on its own. Regardless of whether or how employers ultimately decide to implement temperature checks or other health screening measures, they should act cautiously on results. As more states begin to open up commercial activities, federal agencies and state and local governments are encouraging and, in some places, requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive screening and monitoring strategy for employees aimed at preventing the introduction of COVID-19 into the workplace. The Procuro PIMM Health Check APP provides a non-intrusive way of protecting worker safety in offices, plants, warehouses and retail outlets in light of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Global Pandemic.
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