Worksafe was at the forefront of designing and implementing standards for the COVID-19 virus in 2020, as well as earlier protections enacted for health care workers.

Experts have warned that the likelihood of pandemics of this nature will only continue to grow in the coming years, and to this end, we are advocating for the swift implementation of an Aerosol Transmissible Disease standard to enable all workplaces to respond swiftly and effectively and prevent workers from contracting and spreading serious diseases such as COVID.