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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-015	29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5)	United States (applies to Massachusetts private employers; no State plan for the private sector)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100	Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth order	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162	Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-025	COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A)Boston construction COVID-19 safety affidavit	City of Boston (ISD / PWD)	City of BostonCity	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-016	COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-016	COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English)Compliance attestation poster that every reopening business had to complete, sign and display: 'we have taken the following steps to comply…	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-033	Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfecting	Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-10-046	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklistSafety Standards and Checklist: Manufacturing (mass.gov, May 18, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-076	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-003	Press release, 'AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening' (May 20, 2020)Attorney General's statement that the mandatory safety standards apply to all workplaces, that every business must adopt a written COVID-19…	Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division)	MassachusettsState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-030	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards)Safety Standards and Checklist: Close Contact Personal Services	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33	MassachusettsSector regulator	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-018	COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing Certain Re-Opening Preparations at…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (library exhibit MA-019; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-053	Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 40Order Further Advancing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-022	Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020City of Cambridge Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5), 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-015)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibited (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-162)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
City of Boston (ISD / PWD), COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-025)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-016)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package), COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2), COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-022)
Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2, Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021) (Ex. DUT-MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklist (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-046)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-076)
Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division), Press release, 'AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening' (May 20, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-003)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-18-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 35 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-018)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (library exhibit MA-019; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-023)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-053)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 40 (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MA-021)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works, Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-BOS-022)

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