Under the regulations, which expand on regulations issued in October, acute-care hospitals must provide hazardous material suits, respirators, isolation rooms and training to healthcare workers, according to a San Francisco Gate report. They are more comprehensive than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines.
“Hospitals will continue to work closely with Cal/OSHA officials as hands-on training sessions continue for those employees who are most likely to provide care to patients with Ebola,” a spokeswoman for the California Hospital Association, told SFGate.
To date, there have been no Ebola cases in California.
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