The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (applies directly to private employers in the District of Columbia) · District of Columbia
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593
- Issued
- 1970-12-29 Dec. 29, 1970
- Effective
- 1971-04-28; in force throughout 2020-2021 (read as 1971-04-28)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Apr. 28, 1971 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- employers (every private employer in the District)
- Character
- workplace duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: District of Columbia DUT-DC
Operative words
(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.
Penalty
Civil penalties under 29 U.S.C. sec. 666 (serious and wilful violations); citations and abatement orders
What it required
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).
Retrieval noteSaved in the DC Duties folder because the District's own general-duty provision is inoperative; the federal clause is the workplace-safety duty that bound District employers. D.C. Law 24-6 sec. 101(19) defines protected 'workplace health and safety practices related to COVID-19' by reference to 'a standard issued by OSHA' (Ex. DUT-DC-014).