{"id":"DUT-WY-017","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Wyoming","state":"WY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (Robin Sessions Cooley, Director) and Wyoming OSHA Program (WYOSHA), OSHA Division","authority":"29 U.S.C. 667 (State plan \u0027at least as effective\u0027 obligation); Wyo. Stat. Ann. 27-11-105(b)(ii) (Commission rulemaking); 29 C.F.R. 1910.502 (federal Healthcare ETS, June 21, 2021)","instrument":"Letter to health care providers of July 15, 2021 (File Reference RSC-21-017) on the adoption of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard","title":"Dear Healthcare Provider;... update and clarification to the adoption of the U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration Subpart U-COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)","dateIssued":"2021-07-15","effective":"2021-07-15 (notice; the Wyoming emergency rule\u0027s effective date was to be posted separately)","end":"","startDate":"2021-07-15","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","MASK","VAX"],"addressees":["health care employers in Wyoming (specified businesses)"],"clause":"As required by the U.S. DOL, the WYOHSA program must be \u0022at least as effective\u0022 as the Federal program.... Until the rule adoption process in Wyoming is complete, the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS is not enforceable in Wyoming.","enforcement":"None stated (the measures are \u0027encourage[d]\u0027 pending the emergency rule); the federal Healthcare ETS is in the FED layer","functions":[],"notes":"Recorded exactly: the letter states the State plan\u0027s obligation to be \u0027at least as effective\u0027 as federal OSHA; announces that on July 1, 2021 WYOSHA and the Commission \u0027began the process to partially adopt\u0027 the Healthcare ETS by a Wyoming emergency rule (adopting 1910.502(a)-(c), (e)-(k), (m)-(p), (r)-(s) and 1910.504,.505,.509; not adopting (d) patient screening, (l) health screening and medical management, (q) recordkeeping); states that the ETS \u0027is not enforceable in Wyoming\u0027 until the rule is adopted; and \u0027encourage[s]\u0027 affected employers to conduct a hazard assessment, \u0027Develop and implement a written COVID-19 plan for each workplace\u0027, provide PPE and respiratory protection, \u0027Ensure social distancing of 6 feet between workers where possible, and if not feasible erect barriers\u0027, and provide paid time off for vaccination.","sourceUrl":"http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/_docs/covid19-resources/osha-ets.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210716175049/http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/_docs/covid19-resources/osha-ets.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":168385,"grade":"primary","character":"recommendation_only","description":"","collection":"DUT-WY","url":"/library/DUT-WY-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WY-017","citation":"Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (Robin Sessions Cooley, Director) and Wyoming OSHA Program (WYOSHA), OSHA Division, Letter to health care providers of July 15, 2021 (File Reference RSC-21-017) on the adoption of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (Ex. DUT-WY-017)","stateName":"Wyoming","related":[]}