With guidance regularly changing and sometimes seemingly conflicting, some misperceptions about best practices for employers during the COVID-19 pandemic still exist. Here are eight common misunderstandings and the facts employers should know.
8 Misconceptions
Myth #1. Face masks or coverings won’t prevent you from getting COVID-19, so there’s no reason to encourage employees to wear them at work.
Fact: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now recommending employers encourage workers to wear face masks at work because the coverings are believed to help prevent wearers who have COVID-19 (including those who are asymptomatic or presymptomatic) from spreading infectious respiratory droplets to others. There are exceptions, of course:
