{"id":"DUT-CO-009","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applies in Colorado, a federal-OSHA State with no approved State plan for private-sector employers)","state":"CO","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5(a)); text as published in the United States Code, 2020 edition (Office of the Law Revision Counsel via GovInfo)","authority":"Pub. L. 91-596, § 5(a), 84 Stat. 1593 (1970)","instrument":"29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause)","title":"Duties of employers and employees","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 - 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"1970-12-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers (every private employer engaged in a business affecting commerce)"],"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 (in 2020-2021 up to $13,494 per serious or general-duty violation, the figure OSHA proposed in its Sept. 10, 2020 Smithfield general-duty citation, Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031); willful or repeated violations up to ten times that amount","functions":[],"notes":"Bound every Colorado private employer to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm, the duty OSHA enforced against COVID-19 exposure through its 2020-2021 guidance, interim enforcement response plans, national emphasis program and general-duty citations.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2020-title29/pdf/USCODE-2020-title29-chap15-sec654.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":128162,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-CO","url":"/library/DUT-CO-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-CO-009","citation":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5(a)); text as published in the United States Code, 2020 edition (Office of the Law Revision Counsel via GovInfo), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-009)","stateName":"Colorado","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-029","AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031","DUT-PA-006"]}