{"id":"DUT-WV-031","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applicable to West Virginia private-sector employers; West Virginia has no approved State OSHA plan for private employers)","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)","authority":"29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1)-(2) (2020 ed.)","instrument":"29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved)","title":"Each employer shall furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, and shall comply with OSHA standards","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"1970-12-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers (private sector, in every industry, in West Virginia)"],"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. § 666; criminal penalties for willful violations causing death","functions":[],"notes":"Every West Virginia private-sector employer to abate the recognized hazard of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the workplace and to comply with the applicable OSHA standards (respiratory protection, PPE, sanitation, recordkeeping and, from June 21, 2021, the Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.502).","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-WV","url":"/library/DUT-WV-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WV-031","citation":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-031)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["DUT-WV-011"]}