{"id":"DUT-NC-014","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"North Carolina","state":"NC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division","authority":"G.S. 95-129(1); 13 NCAC 07F.0101 (29 C.F.R. Part 1910 incorporated); 13 NCAC 07F.0207","instrument":"NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, \u0027COVID-19\u0027 (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations (\u0027Which standards apply?\u0027), Learn More","title":"COVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General Duty Clause, NCGS 95-129(1)","dateIssued":"2026-09-29","effective":"guidance; standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-29","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["employers (all industries, with sector lists for health care, dentistry, emergency response, meat and poultry processing, retail and others)"],"clause":"The OSH Division has adopted the following standards which are, or may be, applicable to occupational exposure to COVID-19 in North Carolina. This is not all inclusive.... 29 CFR 1910.132... 29 CFR 1910.134: respiratory protection... 29 CFR 1910.141: sanitation... 29 CFR 1910.1030: bloodborne pathogens... General Duty Clause NCGS 95-129(1)","enforcement":"None in the page itself; the standards it lists are enforced through G.S. 95-138 and 95-139 (Ex. DUT-NC-005)","functions":[],"notes":"The page states which mandatory standards NCDOL enforces against COVID-19 exposure (the Part 1910 PPE, respiratory-protection, sanitation, signage, exposure-records, bloodborne-pathogen and hazard-communication standards, the construction and maritime counterparts, 13 NCAC 07F.0207 and the general duty clause of G.S. 95-129(1)) and recommends engineering, administrative and work-practice controls (\u0027Maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet from other people\u0027, \u0027Wear a cloth face covering, especially when physical distancing cannot be maintained\u0027, \u0027Clean and disinfect work areas frequently\u0027); the controls are recommendations, the standards listed are law under G.S. 95-129(2), and \u0027Where respirator use is required, the employer must implement an effective respiratory protection program\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.labor.nc.gov/coronavirus","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":582194,"grade":"primary","character":"recommendation_only","description":"","collection":"DUT-NC","url":"/library/DUT-NC-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-NC-014","citation":"North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, \u0027COVID-19\u0027 (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations (\u0027Which standards apply?\u0027), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)","stateName":"North Carolina","related":["DUT-NC-005","DUT-NC-009","DUT-NC-015","DUT-NC-016"]}