{"id":15274,"date":"2020-05-27T13:34:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=15274"},"modified":"2020-05-27T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:34:09","slug":"u-s-department-of-labor-adopts-revised-enforcement-policies-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/u-s-department-of-labor-adopts-revised-enforcement-policies-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA\u2019s requirements with respect to coronavirus as economies reopen in states throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the course of the pandemic, understanding about the transmission and prevention of infection has improved. The government and the private sector have taken rapid and evolving measures to slow the virus\u2019s spread, protect employees, and adapt to new ways of doing business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as states begin reopening their economies, OSHA has issued two revised enforcement policies to ensure employers are taking action to protect their employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, OSHA is increasing in-person inspections at all types of workplaces. The new enforcement guidance<\/a>reflects changing circumstances in which many non-critical businesses have begun to reopen in areas of lower community spread. The risk of transmission is lower in specific categories of workplaces, and personal protective equipment potentially needed for inspections is more widely available. OSHA staff will continue to prioritize COVID-19 inspections, and will utilize all enforcement tools as OSHA has historically done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, OSHA is revising its previous enforcement policy for recording cases of coronavirus. Under OSHA\u2019s recordkeeping requirements, coronavirus is a recordable illness, and employers are responsible for recording cases of the coronavirus, if the case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n