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Will OSHA Meet Virus Rule Deadline? Most Agree Delay Coming
Will OSHA Meet Virus Rule Deadline? Most Agree Delay Coming
March 12, 2021, 9:33 AM
• Emergency rule may miss March 15 deadline
• Advocates making last-minute pitches
Federal workplace safety regulators rushing to come up with a Covid-19 emergency temporary standard by March 15 are getting heat from industry, which wants only updated guidance, and from worker advocates, who are seeking strict protections from airborne spread of the virus.
An OSHA emergency rule is expected to require employers to conduct an analysis of Covid-19 infection risk to workers and then implement protection programs based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the lack of information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has led to speculation that the agency may miss the March 15 deadline set by President Joe Biden’s Jan. 21 executive order.
“This is a Herculean task,” said Debbie Berkowitz, who served as chief of staff at OSHA during the first term of the Obama administration and now is worker safety director for the National Employment Law Project.
“I wouldn’t be surprised or alarmed if it is delayed a week to 10 days,” she said in a phone interview.
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March 12, 2021, 9:33 AM
• Emergency rule may miss March 15 deadline
• Advocates making last-minute pitches
Federal workplace safety regulators rushing to come up with a Covid-19 emergency temporary standard by March 15 are getting heat from industry, which wants only updated guidance, and from worker advocates, who are seeking strict protections from airborne spread of the virus.
An OSHA emergency rule is expected to require employers to conduct an analysis of Covid-19 infection risk to workers and then implement protection programs based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the lack of information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has led to speculation that the agency may miss the March 15 deadline set by President Joe Biden’s Jan. 21 executive order.
“This is a Herculean task,” said Debbie Berkowitz, who served as chief of staff at OSHA during the first term of the Obama administration and now is worker safety director for the National Employment Law Project.
“I wouldn’t be surprised or alarmed if it is delayed a week to 10 days,” she said in a phone interview.
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