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(27,509 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2014, 07:15 AM Nov 2014

California adopts tough Ebola-protection rules for health workers

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

California has adopted some of the nation’s strongest regulations to protect doctors, nurses and other health workers treating patients with Ebola.

The regulations, announced Friday by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, require the state’s 300 or so acute-care hospitals to provide hazardous material suits, respirators, isolation rooms and extensive training to those working with patients suspected of having the Ebola virus.

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Nurses hailed the regulations as a model for the rest of the country.

“The governor and OSHA have really inspired nurses with their dedication to this,” said Chuck Idelson, a spokesman for National Nurses United. “They’ve shown an absolute commitment to protecting patients and nurses.”

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The new regulations follow a worldwide nurses’ protest Thursday demanding stronger protections for those treating Ebola patients.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/California-adopts-tough-Ebola-protection-rules-5894274.php

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1. The new regulations also give protection against employer retaliation

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Sat Nov 15, 2014, 07:21 AM

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"The new regulations also give protection against employer retaliation for people who report violations of the new set of rules."

Another victory against the War on Whistleblowers.

http://www.capitalotc.com/california-adopts-new-rules-for-protecting-ebola-health-workers/25710/

California Adopts New Rules For Protecting Ebola Health Workers

By Bret Urgamy / November 15, 2014 at 08:20

California has implemented some of the strongest regulations in order to protect the nurses, doctors and other health workers that are treating the Ebola patients.

The new regulations require the 300 or so acute-care hospitals in the state to provide respirators, isolation rooms, hazardous material suits and training to those people working with patients suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus. The new regulations were announced by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday.

The new set of rules also demand hospitals to provide air-purifying respirators with full cowl or hood for any staff member or nurse taking care of an Ebola patient. It also requires training for anyone being at risk of exposure. The new regulations also give protection against employer retaliation for people who report violations of the new set of rules.

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