{"id":"DUT-DE-018","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applies directly in Delaware, a federal-OSHA State with no approved State plan)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"United States Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596)","authority":"U.S. Const. art. I, § 8; 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.","instrument":"29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) and (a)(2), (b)","title":"29 U.S.C. § 654: Duties of employers and employees","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"1971-04-28","end":"standing","startDate":"1971-04-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers"],"clause":"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","enforcement":"29 U.S.C. § 666 civil and criminal penalties; OSHA citations (e.g., Exs. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031, -032, -095)","functions":[],"notes":"Every Delaware employer covered by the Act had a standing statutory duty to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm, the duty OSHA enforced against COVID-19 exposure through its 2020-2021 enforcement response plans and national emphasis program (Exs. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020, -024, -087, -088) and explained in its workplace guidance (Exs. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-029, -030).","sourceUrl":"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654\u0026num=0\u0026edition=prelim","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":69880,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-DE","url":"/library/DUT-DE-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DE-018","citation":"United States Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) and (a)(2), (b) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-018)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-020","AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-029","AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031","DUT-DE-013"]}