Oregon lifts remaining COVID-19 workplace safety rules, including mask requirements in health care settings

A nurse kneels to talk to a patient in a hospital emergency room.

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health division has lifted its COVID-19 workplace safety requirements, including a requirement that health care providers wear masks. AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File

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Oregon has lifted all its remaining COVID-19 workplaces safety rules, including a requirement that health care workers wear masks.

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health division, known as Oregon OSHA, announced that its COVID-19 workplace safety rules and COVID-19 requirements for employer-provided labor housing would be rescinded Monday based on guidance from the Oregon Health Authority.

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