{"id":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-038","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, all Operating Administrations; DOT facilities nationwide)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"AVIATION-SURFACE","eco":"","issuer":"U.S. Department of Transportation (Office of the Secretary)","authority":"EO 13991 § 2 (heads of agencies shall require compliance with CDC guidelines on masks, distancing and other measures in federal buildings and on federal lands) and § 4; 5 U.S.C. § 301 (departmental regulations governing employees and property)","instrument":"U.S. Department of Transportation COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (Feb. 19, 2021)","title":"U.S. Department of Transportation COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan","dateIssued":"2021-02-19","effective":"2021-02-19","end":"superseded by updates of Mar. 29 and June 25, 2021 (Ex. 039) and later revisions; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 as updated","startDate":"2021-02-19","endDate":"2021-06-25","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["TELE","MASK","EMP","CAP","TRAV"],"addressees":["all DOT federal employees","on-site contractors","visitors to DOT facilities (including FAA facilities, air traffic facilities, regional offices)"],"clause":"\u0022Summary of Plan: DOT\u0027s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic... Telework and Remote Work; Offsite Mission Critical Positions; Face Masks; Testing; Contact Tracing; Travel; Symptom Monitoring; Quarantine \u0026 Isolation; Confidentiality; Occupancy; Physical Distancing; Environmental Cleaning; Hygiene; Ventilation and Air Filtration; Visitors; Staggered Work Time and Cohorts....\u0022 \u0022[This plan] applies DOT-wide and puts the health and safety of all Federal employees, on-site contractors, visitors, and their families at the center.\u0022 \u0022[Individuals] must wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth, and is used in accordance with any current CDC and OSHA guidance\u0022 and masks \u0022must be worn consistently and in any common areas or shared workspaces (including open floorplan office space, cubicle embankments and conference rooms).\u0022 \u0022[While operating] effectively on a virtual basis, the Department will continue to fulfill its responsibilities to oversee the safe and efficient operation of our Nation\u0027s transportation systems during this crisis.\u0022","enforcement":"conditions of federal employment and of contractor facility access; EO 13991 § 2","functions":["OF DOT and FAA offices on maximum telework; occupancy limits","EMP masks, distancing, screening, quarantine for federal transportation employees and contractors","CB regulated parties (certification, inspection and licensing functions performed remotely or delayed)","WF contractor workforce access to DOT sites"],"notes":"The DOT\u0027s own essential-employee and telework order: FAA and modal-agency staff worked virtually, which reached every certification, inspection, rulemaking and grant counterparty of the Department; on-site contractors were subject to the plan\u0027s mask, screening and occupancy rules.","sourceUrl":"https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-02/US-DOT-COVID-19-workplace-Safety-Plan-FINAL-02-19-2021.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210318075225/https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-02/US-DOT-COVID-19-workplace-Safety-Plan-FINAL-02-19-2021.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":579374,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE","url":"/library/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-038","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-038","citation":"U.S. Department of Transportation (Office of the Secretary), U.S. Department of Transportation COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-038)","stateName":"","related":[]}