The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- OSH Act §§ 8, 9, 17 (29 U.S.C. 657, 658, 666); EO 13999
- Issued
- 2021-03-12 Mar. 12, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-03-12
- End
- 2021-07-07 (superseded by DIR 2021-03) (read as 2021-07-07)
- In force
- Mar. 12, 2021 to July 7, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rules
- Addressees
- OSHA Area Offices; establishments in Appendix A and B industries
- Functions reached
- PF (enforcement posture on production floors)
- HR
- WF
- Collection
- Manufacturing SEC-10
Operative words
Offices may begin to initiate inspections under this NEP on the effective date.... Appendix A: Primary Target Industries... 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses; 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering; 311615 Poultry Processing... Appendix B: Secondary Target Industries... 3121xx Beverage Manufacturing... 32412x... 32419x... 33711x... 3399xx Manufacturing
Enforcement
Programmed inspections; citations and penalties under OSH Act § 17; general duty clause § 5(a)(1)
Notes
Enforcement posture, never pleaded as an order limiting commerce by itself; the NEP recites that manufacturing establishments were targeted for programmed inspection