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Ex. DUT-FED-020 Standing duty Primary source read

Common COVID-19 Citations: Helping Employers Better Protect Workers and Comply with OSHA Regulations (Nov. 2020)

Common COVID-19 Citations

Occupational Safety and Health Administration · United States (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2); 29 C.F.R. 1910.134, 1910.132, 1904.39, 1904.4
Issued
2020-11-06 Nov. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-11-06
End
standing description of the enforcement record (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing since Nov. 6, 2020 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all employers
Character
agency enforcement summary
Collection
Standing duties: Federal layer DUT-FED

Operative words

.. complaints, referrals, or fatalities in industries such as: hospitals and healthcare, nursing homes and long term care settings, and meat/poultry processing facilities.... 1910.134(c)(1) The employer did not establish, implement, or update a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.... 1904.39(a)(1) The employer did not report a fatality to OSHA within eight hours... 1910.132(d)(1) Note: these citations occurred in the healthcare sector...

Penalty

as the standards provide

What it required

OSHA's own statement of which standing duties it was enforcing against COVID-19 exposures and in which industries: the respiratory-protection program, medical evaluation, fit testing and training provisions of 1910.134; PPE hazard assessment under 1910.132(d); fatality and hospitalization reporting under 1904.39 and recording under 1904.4; and the general duty clause.

Retrieval note

Issued with the DOL release of Nov. 6, 2020 announcing $2,496,768 in coronavirus violations from 204 inspections.