In what had been promised during the campaign, President Biden took action on his first full day in office to address COVID-19 virus transmission in the workplace. On January 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on OSHA’s approach to managing the COVID-19. Executive Orders are used by presidents for a variety of purposes including directing federal agencies to take certain actions.
The Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety requires federal OSHA to take certain actions regarding its approach to issuing guidance, regulations, and enforcing existing regulations. The Executive Order contains four key actions that need to be taken:
Marcia Kinter
Marcia Kinter is the Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs at PRINTING United Alliance. Ms. Kinter oversees the development of resources for the Association addressing environmental, safety & health, and sustainability issues. She represents the printing industry, as well as their associated supplier base, before federal and state regulatory agencies on environmental, safety and other government issues directly impacting the printing industry.
In 2008, Ms. Kinter, in conjunction with colleagues from other printing trade associations, was instrumental in launching the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership program. The SGP Program is a registry system for printing facilities that includes third party verification. The program successfully launched as an independent organization in August 2008.