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As part of the new administration’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 13999 on January 21 calling for OSHA and other agencies to protect worker health/safety. Specific actions in the EO include:
For the last bullet, OSHA already issued a guide entitled, “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The publication provides stronger, updated guidance for implementing a COVID-19 prevention program.
SOURCES: Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Presidential Documents: Executive Order 13999 of January 21, 2021; Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 15 – 1/26/2021
Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace; OSHA guidance – 1/29/2021
As part of the new administration’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 13999 on January 21 calling for OSHA and other agencies to protect worker health/safety. Specific actions in the EO include:
For the last bullet, OSHA already issued a guide entitled, “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The publication provides stronger, updated guidance for implementing a COVID-19 prevention program.
SOURCES: Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Presidential Documents: Executive Order 13999 of January 21, 2021; Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 15 – 1/26/2021
Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace; OSHA guidance – 1/29/2021