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On April 26, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health
Administration sent emergency workplace safety rules to prevent the
spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget for
review.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, OSHA has fielded
thousands of complaints related to employee safety in the workplace
and the spread of the virus. Additionally, OSHA has come under fire
for not doing enough to protect healthcare and other frontline
workers from the risk of infection. OSHA has the authority to issue
emergency temporary standards, with immediate effect, if it
Too Many Lost: Honoring Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19 and Other Workplace Hazards Photo: Bobby Stevens Photo/Shutterstock
Too Many Lost: Honoring Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19 and Other Workplace Hazards
Kathleen Rest, executive director | April 28, 2021, 5:00 am EDT This post is a part of a series on
Take a moment. Today, April 28, is not just another day. It’s Worker Memorial Day, the day when people in the US and around the world pause to recognize, remember, and honor those who have suffered and died of injuries and illnesses related to their work.
Perhaps you know one of these workers someone you loved, cared about, depended on a family member, friend, neighbor, colleague, co-worker. But for sure, it’s also someone whose name you don’t know; someone whose work and service provided you and yours with something you needed, wanted, and more than likely took f
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On April 26, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration sent emergency workplace safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, OSHA has fielded thousands of complaints related to employee safety in the workplace and the spread of the virus. Additionally, OSHA has come under fire for not doing enough to protect healthcare and other frontline workers from the risk of infection. OSHA has the authority to issue emergency temporary standards, with immediate effect, if it determines U.S. workers are in “grave danger” due to exposure to a new hazard and such standard is necessary to protect employees from the danger. Nevertheless, the prior administration declined to enact emergency regulations, stating the agency could protect workers against the risks of COVID-19 through its existing standards.
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