Yea, we just got a corporate note about it. We're a small company (120ish employees), and the leadership is largely uninvolved in things like this. Due to having a fabrication shop we do have a STRONG safety team here, and of course OSHA is the writer of their bible. The leadership here is right in line with what I think a lot of us in this thread are. We're not sure of the legality of the mandate, but are sure enough of the vaccine to have gotten it, and recommend it to friends/family. Company vax rate is under 50% we're told, so we're trailing national average at this point. We'll comply with OSHA regulations once the new rules are published just like a myriad of other things we comply with on a daily basis that come from them.
I think it's an interesting avenue to pursue a mandate, however from a logistical standpoint it makes perfect sense. Use a governing body that already has inspection, penalty, remediation, and all the other systems already in place and deployed, just tack this onto it. It's logistically genius, despite the arguably shaky ethical side of things. OSHA already handles so much of the process of workplace safety, that this fits in really well. With that said, it's remarkably easy to get around OSHA guidelines since they are all mostly self reported with random audits. My estimate is that the overall enforcement will be low, and it will be a somewhat easy hurdle to jump when the time comes for that audit report. Will be really interesting to see how the policies and recommendations are worded and what the penalties are.
And to be clear, I am pro-mandate. As much as I can think about it, it's so similar to a myriad of other protections we have forced upon us already (helmet laws for motorcycle riders as an example) that I think the loss of personal choice here is low, the benefits are high, and in general it's a worthwhile tradeoff. I get others don't agree, and that's OK too. Much like risk tolerance we all have different level of "restriction tolerance" (I can't think of a better term for that) that we will accept. Some are just fine to have all liberties scrubbed for the greater good, others want all liberties preserved and as little infringement as possible. I, personally, think this particular infringement is acceptable for the greater good, and I realize the fact that I already have the vaccine plays into that heavily. Personal impact to myself is non-existent, and I only see benefits of less risk from those around me on a daily basis.