{"id":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","eco":"","issuer":"Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health","authority":"29 U.S.C. 657, 658; EO 13999","instrument":"OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective Mar. 12, 2021 (full directive text)","title":"National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2021-03-12","effective":"2021-03-12","end":"2021-07-07 (replaced by DIR 2021-03, Ex. 088); twelve-month program","startDate":"2021-03-12","endDate":"2021-07-07","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","HC"],"addressees":["employers in the targeted NAICS industries (Appendices A and B: healthcare, meat and poultry processing, supermarkets and grocery, warehousing, restaurants, correctional institutions, temporary help, and others)","OSHA Regional and Area Offices; State Plans"],"clause":"EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2021... Purpose: This Direction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to ensure that employees in high-hazard industries or work tasks are protected from the hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2... Executive Summary: On January 21, 2021, by executive order, President Biden directed the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, to launch a national program to focus OSHA enforcement efforts related to COVID-19 on violations that put the largest number of workers at serious risk or are contrary to anti-retaliation principles.... Significant Changes: Not applicable. This is a new enforcement program.","enforcement":"Programmed inspections drawn from the targeted industry lists plus follow-up and unprogrammed inspections; General Duty Clause and standards citations; anti-retaliation enforcement under 29 U.S.C. 660(c)","functions":["EMP: every employer in the targeted industries subject to programmed federal inspection of its COVID-19 controls from Mar. 12, 2021 through Q3 2021","IC","PF","WH","DR","SF","HR (temporary help agencies named)"],"notes":"The federal inspection program in force on the first day of 2021 Q3; replaced July 7, 2021 by DIR 2021-03 (Ex. 088), which retargeted toward unvaccinated and non-healthcare workplaces.","sourceUrl":"https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/DIR_2021-01_CPL-03.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1363894,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087","citation":"Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective Mar. 12, 2021 (full directive text) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087)","stateName":"","related":[]}