{"id":"DUT-PA-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Pennsylvania Department of Health","authority":"Interpretive guidance on the Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Apr. 15, 2020; PA-008), issued under 35 P.S. sec. 521.5, 71 P.S. secs. 532, 536, 1403 and 28 Pa. Code secs. 27.60-27.68","instrument":"Agency FAQ (published PDF)","title":"Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operation","dateIssued":"2020-04-15","effective":"With PA-008 (enforceable 8:00 p.m. Apr. 19, 2020)","end":"With PA-008 (superseded Nov. 27, 2020 by the Mitigation and Enforcement Orders, PA-022 and PA-023)","startDate":"2020-04-19","endDate":"2020-11-27","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["EMP","MASK","CAP","COND"],"addressees":["employers maintaining in-person operations (life-sustaining businesses and, from the yellow phase, every business authorized to reopen); their employees"],"clause":"the Secretary of Health has ordered certain actions to be taken by employers and the employees of life-sustaining businesses (employees) to protect their health and lives, the health and lives of their families, and the health and lives of the residents of the Commonwealth who depend upon their services.","enforcement":"Enforcement through the Department\u0027s online complaint webform and the enforcement agencies the Order names; violations of the Order chargeable under 71 P.S. sec. 1409 and 35 P.S. sec. 521.20 (Ex. DUT-PA-010)","functions":[],"notes":"Restated the Worker Safety Order as commands on employers: \u0027All businesses are ordered to wait a minimum of 24 hours, or as long as practical, before\u0027 cleaning an exposed area; \u0027Facilities must clean and disinfect all spaces\u0027; employers \u0027are required to provide masks to employees to wear during business hours\u0027; \u0027essential businesses must limit occupancy to no greater than 50% of their certified occupancy\u0027; and announced that \u0027The Department will create a webform for employees to report violations\u0027 with complaints \u0027only... taken online.\u0027 Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; covid_workplace_rule layer).","sourceUrl":"https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/COVID-19%20Workplace%20Safety%20Questions.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200502075600id_/https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/COVID-19%20Workplace%20Safety%20Questions.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":252339,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-PA","url":"/library/DUT-PA-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-PA-008","citation":"Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-008","PA-022","PA-023","PA-054","PA-059","PA-046","PA-049","DUT-PA-010"]}