The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (applies directly in Delaware, a federal-OSHA State with no approved State plan) · Delaware
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- U.S. Const. art. I, § 8; 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.
- Issued
- 1970-12-29 Dec. 29, 1970
- Effective
- 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
- Character
- workplace duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Delaware DUT-DE
Operative words
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
Penalty
What it required
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).
Retrieval noteSaved in the Delaware Duties folder because Delaware has no State plan and no State statute adopting the federal duty; other federal-OSHA States may hold the same text under their own IDs. The file-name date is the retrieval date of the U.S. Code (prelim) text.