It seems there is a faction of safety professionals who want to claim that if OSHA’s blood-borne pathogens standard is “legal”, then so would the COVID ETS. But these two standards are nothing alike. For example, OSHA defined “occupational exposure” in 1910.1030 as:
Occupational Exposure means reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee’s duties.
Secondly, 1910.1030 requires that “Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination.
Thirdly, in regards to vaccinations…
1910.1030 allows for employees who fall under the employers BBP to decline their HepC vaccination. They must sign a “declination form” and they are allowed to change their mind in the future.
The BBP standard was set up for personnel who can actually have an OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE due to their job duties/responsibilities.