{"id":"DUT-AR-011","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applies in Arkansas, which has no OSHA-approved State plan)","state":"AR","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5)","authority":"U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8 (Commerce Clause); 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.","instrument":"29 U.S.C. 654, Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)","title":"29 U.S.C. 654. Duties of employers and employees","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"1970-12-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers engaged in a business affecting commerce (every private Arkansas employer); employees (subsec. (b))"],"clause":"Each employer (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees; (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.","enforcement":"Civil penalties under 29 U.S.C. 666 (serious, other-than-serious, willful and repeated violations); criminal penalties for willful violations causing death","functions":[],"notes":"Requires every private employer in Arkansas to furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm and to comply with OSHA standards; OSHA enforced the clause against COVID-19 exposure in 2020 (Smithfield and JBS citations, Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031, -095) and issued the COVID-19 guidance and enforcement instruments already in the library (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020, -024, -025, -026, -028, -029, -030, -087, -088).","sourceUrl":"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654\u0026num=0\u0026edition=prelim","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":69880,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-AR","url":"/library/DUT-AR-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-AR-011","citation":"Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5), 29 U.S.C. 654, Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-011)","stateName":"Arkansas","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031","AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","LAW-304","DUT-AR-008","DUT-PA-006"]}