Live Breaking News & Updates on Possible Emergency Temporary Standards

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In what is likely the final predicate for issuing a COVID-19
emergency temporary standard (ETS), on March 12, 2021, the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new
National Emphasis Program (NEP)
targeting specific high-hazard industries or activities
in which there is a hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the cause of
COVID-19. The NEP also includes an added focus to
ensure that workers are protected from retaliation. The NEP
is effective immediately and will remain in force no longer than a ....

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