{"id":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","eco":"","issuer":"OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust) to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees","authority":"29 U.S.C. 657, 658; Field Operations Manual (CPL 02-00-164)","instrument":"Memorandum, Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Apr. 13, 2020)","title":"Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-04-13","effective":"2020-04-13","end":"2020-05-26 (superseded by Ex. 024)","startDate":"2020-04-13","endDate":"2020-05-26","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMP","HC"],"addressees":["OSHA Area Offices and CSHOs","all employers (inspection targets prioritized by exposure risk)"],"clause":"OSHA should investigate complaints, referrals, and employer-reported fatalities and hospitalizations to identify potentially hazardous occupational exposures and to ensure that employers take prompt actions to mitigate hazards and protect employees.... Prior to any inspection related to COVID-19, each area director (AD) should evaluate the risk level of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 at the workplace, and prioritize his or her resources in coordination with his or her regional offices to determine if an on-site inspection is necessary.... The following guidance is provided to help identify risk levels in workplace settings for purposes of prioritizing OSHA enforcement activities during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.","enforcement":"Citations under the General Duty Clause (29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)) and 29 C.F.R. 1904.39, 1910.132, 1910.133, 1910.134, 1910.141, 1910.1030, 1910.1200, with penalties under 29 U.S.C. 666 (identified in the plan\u0027s Annex); rapid response investigations","functions":["EMP employer-directed workplace rules: hazard assessment, PPE, respiratory protection, distancing, cleaning under threat of citation","IC","OP recordkeeping","HR"],"notes":"The federal enforcement framework under which every 2020 COVID-19 citation (Ex. 032, 033, 095) issued; prioritizes healthcare, emergency response and correctional workplaces; in force in 2020 Q2.","sourceUrl":"https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-04-13/interim-enforcement-response-plan-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":457903,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","citation":"OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust) to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees, Memorandum, Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020)","stateName":"","related":["DUT-AL-009","DUT-AR-011","DUT-DC-018","DUT-DE-013","DUT-DE-018","DUT-FED-001","DUT-FED-002","DUT-FED-005","DUT-FED-007","DUT-FED-010","DUT-FED-034","DUT-GA-008"]}