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OSHA Launches a COVID-19 National Emphasis Program | Ballard Spahr LLP

On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) that signaled a new enforcement agenda, targeting establishments in industries that have an increased potential for employee exposure to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease, including healthcare institutions.  NEPs are temporary programs that focus OSHA’s resources on particular hazards and designated high-hazard industries.   This NEP advises that OSHA will use targeted inspections, outreach, and compliance assistance to identify and reduce or eliminate COVID-19 exposures in the workplace. The COVID-19 NEP also includes an added emphasis on OSHA anti-retaliation provisions.  OSHA will distribute anti-retaliation information during inspections and outreach opportunities, and will  promptly refer allegations of retaliation to its Whistleblower Protection Program.

OSHA s COVID-19 National Emphasis Program And Enforcement Response Plan: 10 Q&As For Employers Who May Need To Comply - Employment and HR

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In what is likely the final predicate for issuing a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), on March 12, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting specific high-hazard industries or activities in which there is a hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the cause of COVID-19. The NEP also includes an added focus to ensure that workers are protected from retaliation. The NEP is effective immediately and will remain in force no longer than a

OSHA Adopts COVID-19 National Emphasis Program | Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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