The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Wyoming
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 29 U.S.C. 667 (State plan 'at least as effective' obligation); Wyo. Stat. Ann. 27-11-105(b)(ii) (Commission rulemaking); 29 C.F.R. 1910.502 (federal Healthcare ETS, June 21, 2021)
- Issued
- 2021-07-15 July 15, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-07-15 (notice; the Wyoming emergency rule's effective date was to be posted separately) (read as 2021-07-15)
- In force
- July 15, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- health care employers in Wyoming (specified businesses)
- Character
- recommendation only
- Collection
- Standing duties: Wyoming DUT-WY
Operative words
As required by the U.S. DOL, the WYOHSA program must be "at least as effective" as the Federal program.... Until the rule adoption process in Wyoming is complete, the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS is not enforceable in Wyoming.
Penalty
None stated (the measures are 'encourage[d]' pending the emergency rule); the federal Healthcare ETS is in the FED layer
What it required
Recorded exactly: the letter states the State plan's obligation to be 'at least as effective' as federal OSHA; announces that on July 1, 2021 WYOSHA and the Commission 'began the process to partially adopt' 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 'is not enforceable in Wyoming' until the rule is adopted; and 'encourage[s]' affected employers to conduct a hazard assessment, 'Develop and implement a written COVID-19 plan for each workplace', provide PPE and respiratory protection, 'Ensure social distancing of 6 feet between workers where possible, and if not feasible erect barriers', and provide paid time off for vaccination.
Retrieval noteThe spelling 'WYOHSA' is the letter's. A Q3 2021 instrument of the State plan: the standing 'at least as effective' duty is stated as mandatory; the five listed measures are recommendations pending the rule; the Wyoming emergency rule itself and its effective date were not located with this session's tools and are described by category only.