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- Jurisdiction
- United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 29 U.S.C. 651(b) (education and guidance functions); the document states it 'is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations'
- Issued
- 2020-03-09 Mar. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03 (guidance) (read as 2020-03-09)
- In force
- Mar. 9, 2020 to Jan. 29, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- Functions reached
- EMP: the federal template for the exposure-risk pyramid (very high, high, medium, lower) that State and local orders and OSHA's enforcement plan adopted
- IC
- OP
- Collection
- Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION
Operative words
This guidance is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. It contains recommendations as well as descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards. The recommendations are advisory in nature, informational in content, and are intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.
Enforcement
None directly; the General Duty Clause and existing standards described in the document are enforceable (29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), 658)
Notes
Guidance only; catalogued because the Interim Enforcement Response Plan (Ex. 020) incorporates its risk classifications and because many State orders required employers to follow it.
Retrieval noteIssue date taken as March 9, 2020 (the publication is dated 'OSHA 3990-03 2020'); guidance, stated as such.