OSHA has updated its regulations to include airborne pathogens. With this change, the way business owners, employers and massage therapists work will also need to change.

Before COVID-19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s regulations on bloodborne pathogens impacted massage therapists only when someone had bled or vomited in the office. Now, OSHA regulations pertain to airborne pathogens as well.