{"id":"DUT-CT-009","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applicable to every private-sector employer in Connecticut)","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)","authority":"Pub. L. 91-596, § 5, 84 Stat. 1593 (Dec. 29, 1970); Commerce Clause","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 (2020 edition)","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"standing; in force throughout March 2020 to September 2021","end":"standing","startDate":"1970-12-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers (every private-sector employer in Connecticut; 29 U.S.C. § 652(5)); employees (§ 654(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":"29 U.S.C. § 666 (not in the exhibit): civil penalties for serious, other-than-serious, wilful and repeated violations, adjusted annually (in 2020-2021 up to $13,494 per serious violation and $134,937 per wilful or repeated violation, 29 C.F.R. § 1903.15(d))","functions":[],"notes":"Every private employer in Connecticut to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm (SARS-CoV-2 being such a hazard by the terms of OSHA\u0027s own guidance and, for health care, of the June 2021 ETS) and to comply with every applicable standard, including the PPE, respiratory-protection, sanitation and recordkeeping standards OSHA enforced against COVID-19 exposures.","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-CT","url":"/library/DUT-CT-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-CT-009","citation":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654 (duties of employers and employees; the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-009)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":["DUT-CT-005","DUT-CT-014","FED-088","ECO-B-012","DUT-CT-004","DUT-ME-006","DUT-NJ-009"]}