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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new  National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The NEP is effective immediately and will remain in effect until March 12, 2022, 12 months from its issuance date. NEPs are a way for OSHA to focus agency resources and target specific high hazard industries or specific hazards common in certain workplaces, and they are considered to be a neutral administrative program that allows OSHA to carry out its mission. For example, in the last few months, OSHA published a ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, COVID-19 recovery and safety are top of mind as new stimulus funding, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) directive, and paid leave requirements are put in place. American Rescue Plan Goes Into Effect Last Thursday, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a massive economic relief bill that will attempt to address the widening toll of the COVID-19 See more + Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, COVID-19 recovery and safety are top of...

National Emphasis Program (“NEP”). See Directive No. DIR 2021-01 (CPL-03). The NEP was issued on March 12th and describes OSHA’s view of policies and procedures to ensure that employees in high-hazard industries or work tasks are protected from the hazard of contracting COVID-19. OSHA views the Complaints Severe incident reports OSHA views this as accomplished by the adding of a component to target specific high-hazard industries or activities where such hazard is prevalent. The COVID-19 NEP notes that it targets: . . . establishments that have workers with increased potential exposu...

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 ex...