Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (OSHA 3990-03 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (all employers)

Level

Federal

Authority

Guidance (OSHA 3990-03 2020); OSH Act § 5(a)(1) for the underlying hazard

Issued

2020-03-09 Mar. 9, 2020

Effective

guidance; no compliance date (read as 2020-03-09)

End

superseded by the Jan. 29, 2021 guidance (FED-089) (read as 2021-01-29)

In force

Mar. 9, 2020 to Jan. 29, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rules

Addressees

• all employers

Functions reached

• EMP context: the federal template (exposure-risk pyramid; engineering, administrative and PPE controls) that State workplace orders incorporated by reference

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

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.... the Act's General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1), requires employers to provide their employees with a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement

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