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On January 21, 2021, in an effort to provide enforcement of more stringent worker safety standards, President Biden issued an
Executive Order (‘EO”) on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The EO specifically orders the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the Department of Labor to:
issue, within two weeks of the date of the EO, revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic;
consider whether any emergency temporary standards on COVID-19, including with respect to masks in the workplace, are necessary, and if such standards are determined to be needed, issue them by March 15, 2021;
President Biden signs Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, directing the federal government to take swift action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the workplace.
01/25/21
Jon L. Gelman
Within hours of his inauguration, President Biden moved swiftly to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an emergency standard to protect workers from COVID-19. The President signed an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety on January 21, 2021.
Policy
“Ensuring the health and safety of workers is a national priority and a moral imperative. Healthcare workers and other essential workers, many of whom are people of color and immigrants, have put their lives on the line during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is the policy of my Administration to protect the health and safety of workers from COVID-19.
Monday, January 25, 2021
On January 21, 2021, in an effort to provide enforcement of more stringent worker safety standards, President Biden issued an Executive Order (‘EO”) on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The EO specifically orders the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the Department of Labor to:
issue, within two weeks of the date of the EO, revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic;
consider whether any emergency temporary standards on COVID-19, including with respect to masks in the workplace, are necessary, and if such standards are determined to be needed, issue them by March 15, 2021;
review the enforcement efforts of OSHA related to COVID-19 and identify any short-, medium-, and long-term changes that could be made to better protect workers and ensure equity in enforcement;