Memorandum, Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 12, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)

Level

Federal

Authority

29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), 657, 658, 666; EO 13999 section 2

Issued

2021-03-12 Mar. 12, 2021

Effective

2021-03-12

End

2021-07-07 (superseded by the July 7, 2021 Updated Interim ERP referenced in DIR 2021-03, Ex. 088) (read as 2021-07-07)

In force

Mar. 12, 2021 to July 7, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• OSHA Area Offices and CSHOs
• all employers; employers not making good-faith efforts to protect workers prioritized

Functions reached

• EMP: written COVID-19 plans, distancing, masking, ventilation and screening expected of every employer under the January 29, 2021 guidance and inspected under the NEP
• IC
• OP

Collection

Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION

Operative words

This Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) provides new instructions and guidance to Area Offices and Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for handling COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports.... OSHA's enforcement of workplace safety and health requirements will reduce the risk of workplace transmissions of SARS-CoV-2. The agency's updated Response Plan prioritizes enforcement and focuses on employers that are not making good faith efforts to protect workers.... Pursuant to the March 12, 2021, National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19...

Enforcement

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