{"id":"DUT-DC-018","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applies directly to private employers in the District of Columbia)","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress of the United States","authority":"Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593","instrument":"29 U.S.C. sec. 654 (Duties of employers and employees) (2020 ed.)","title":"Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"1971-04-28; in force throughout 2020-2021","end":"standing","startDate":"1971-04-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","DUTY"],"addressees":["employers (every private employer in the District)"],"clause":"(a) Each employer-- (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees; (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.","enforcement":"Civil penalties under 29 U.S.C. sec. 666 (serious and wilful violations); citations and abatement orders","functions":[],"notes":"Binds every private employer in the District of Columbia, which has no approved State plan (Ex. DUT-DC-009), to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm and to comply with OSHA standards; OSHA enforced the clause against COVID-19 exposure throughout the period (Exs. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020, -024, -025, -031, -095).","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2020-title29/pdf/USCODE-2020-title29-chap15-sec654.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":128162,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-018","citation":"Congress of the United States, 29 U.S.C. sec. 654 (Duties of employers and employees) (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-018)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DUT-DC-009","AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","DUT-DC-014"]}