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Employees & Workplaces

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Responding to COVID-19 in the Workplace

​As most businesses have gone back to operating as usual, California has recommendations to help keep staff and employees safe and healthy. Learn more about how to handle COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in the workplace.

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Ventilation Guidance

​California employers and business owners can improve indoor air quality to help reduce COVID-19 transmission. Learn what you can do to keep employees and customers safer. 

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COVID-19 Information for Workers and Employers

​California’s Safer at Work website provides COVID-19 information, resources, and outreach toolkits for workers and employers.  

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State Public Health Officer Orders

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Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement

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State and Local Correctional Facilities and Detention Centers Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement

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Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement

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Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools

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Visitation in Acute Health Care & Long-Term Care Settings

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Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings

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State Public Health Officer Orders

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Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement

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Visitation in Acute Health Care & Long-Term Care Settings

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Protecting Yourself at Work

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When Do You Need Your Mask?

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Additional Resources

Occupational Health Branch and COVID-19

Find COVID-19 information for workers & employers including educational tools, guidance documents & other resources to help prevent an outbreak at work.

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Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations

Read about regulations that apply to employers and workers not covered by t​​ he Aerosol Transmissible Disease standard.​

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Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmission Diseases Standard

Learn about the standards for healthcare and other high-risk settings where employees are exposed to COVID-19.

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Safer at Work

The Department of Industrial Relations is a resource to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

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Guidance Documents

Sign up to receive alerts for updates to California state public health officer orders and public health mandates related to COVID-19 in 14 languages.
Each city, county, and local government in California is working to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. For detailed local guidance, please visit your Local county website.

Employees & Workplaces Guidance

  • Best Practices for Ventilation of Isolation Areas to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission ​Risk 6/29/23
  • COVID-19 Surge Readiness: Best Practices for Long Term Care Facilities PDF 3/1/2023
  • Outbreak Definition and Reporting Guidance 6/21/2023
  • ​​Reduce Risk of Respiratory Infections by Improving Indoor Air Quality  9/28/2023​
  • Ventilation, Filtration, and Air Quality in Indoor Environments Interim Guidance 7/27/2022 (Last Updated 8/15/2023)
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    ​​​If you need further clarification or have questions, comments, and concerns regarding CDPH COVID guidance, call (916) 558-1784 or submit an inquiry.

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    ​​COVID-19 call lines are available statewide.

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    Public Records Act Requests​

    To place a public records act request, visit the CDPH public records portal.

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