Please be sure to put your questions for Alan in the chat as questions come up for you. (They'll be answered during Alan's periodic Q&A)

Website is labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh

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Recommend: complete Job Hazard Assessment/Analysis and remember that the more layers of control methods utilized, the better protected employees will be.

Inviting all to type questions in the chat for answering. :)

If an employee develops an anxiety from wearing masks and can not work, is the employee's lost time and medical care covered under workers' compensation?

https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework

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I don't think Alan will be able to answer this question. But I will ask

how can we protect commissary workers on base where it is NOT mandatory to wear a mask if vaccinated?

is it HIPPA to ask customers to provide proof of vaccination?

Okay thanks

that sound great Cathy

is there a particular person who does the job hazard assessment? is it recommended by HIOSH that the person doing the assessment have a specific title or experience?

Can an employer make an employee take a vaccination as a condition of work?

Sorry guys. These are questions that are coming from the field.

All good questions!

can the complaint, request for inspection be done anonymously?

Would you call the Union Rep first then Hiosh or vice versa? Would the Union Rep be able to call Hiosh on behalf of the worker.

dlir.hiosh.complaints@hawaii.gov

How many HIOSH inspectors are there?

Thank you Alan

808-586-9092

What time frame would you give the employer before calling HIOSH?

what if we feel the control method used isn't sufficient? Example Pexi glass, they provide a 2 feet square in front of the employee. however customers stand beside it.

can that control be considered "checked off"

When it comes transporting employees to the job site, what are HIOSH's rules for that? For example, how many workers are allowed in a passenger van or work truck? Should barriers be put in place? Spacing?

Consultation & Training 808-586-9100

dlir.hiosh.ct@hawaii.gov or alan.k.yamamoto@hawaii.gov

Does this apply to offices that have independent contractors?

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Great job Thank you Alan and Cathy.

good job thankyou

Thank you Dion for Tech support

Mahalo Cathy, Alan and Dion!

yes, I would like to attend for that one