Reporting Requirement

Businesses are no longer required to report to local health departments 3+ cases within a 14-day window. However, they do need to report to Cal OSHA when they are experiencing a major outbreak. As defined in Cal OSHA’s Frequently Asked Questions, a major outbreak is 20+ cases in a 30-day window.

Businesses can report to the local Cal OSHA office in Fresno by E-mail or phone call: (559) 445-5302 | doshfresno@dir.ca.gov

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to adopt non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations, which took effect on February 3, 2023 and will remain in effect for two years after the effective date.

These non-emergency regulations apply to all employers, employees, and places of employment with a few exemptions: single-employee operations with no contacts, remote work, and employees covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Regulation. 

1. Read information from Cal-OSHA:

• What Employers Need to Know- Updated 12/15/2022 
• FAQ: COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulations, live webpage. 

2. Write your COVID prevention plan

• Transitioning to non-emergency standards still requires employers to develop and maintain a written COVID-19 Prevention Program, which covers the identification and correction of COVID-19 hazards, training, and investigation/response to COVID-19 cases in the workplace.

3. Report an Outbreak

• Businesses are no longer required to report to local health departments 3+ cases within a 14-day window. However, businesses do need to report to Cal OSHA when they are experiencing a major outbreak. As defined in Cal OSHA’s Frequently Asked Questions, a major outbreak is 20+ cases in a 30-day window. They can report to the local Cal OSHA office in Fresno by E-mail or phone call: (559) 445-5302 | doshfresno@dir.ca.gov. 

4. Isolate positive employees. Notify & test exposed employees

• Instructions to isolate COVID positive & exposed employees
  • CDPH Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine of the General Public
  • Cal/OSHA Isolation & Quarantine FAQs
• Notification letter template for exposed employees (English | Espanol)
• Visit testinglocator.cdc.gov/Search to find the nearest COVID-19 testing center.

5. Provide written notification to all employees

• Notification must be in writing
• Can be hand delivered or sent via text message

Due to limited staffing resources, please first read the links listed above.  If you still have questions, contact Public Health through  MCDPH Community Feedback Form.  We will respond as quickly as we can, Monday - Friday,  8 am to 5 pm.  (Community feedback form is not secure, DO NOT send confidential information through this form).