OSHA Hour: Screening Employee Temperatures—The Pros and Cons and Guidance From the Federal Agencies

Now that businesses are turning their attention to returning employees to work, the questions on the minds of many include: Are employers required to check employees’ temperatures upon arrival at work? If not, should they do so and what are the best practices for such screenings? What is the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) stance on the issue? What is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s position? This next session in our ongoing OSHA Hour webinar series will address these questions and more.