The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on Monday it has sent a draft emergency temporary standard (ETS) on the coronavirus pandemic to the Office of Management and Budget, defending the extra time the agency took to move on establishing a standard.
OSHA, a division of the Department of Labor (DOL), took “the appropriate time” to get the standards right, according to the DOL. President BidenJoe BidenOvernight Defense: Supreme Court to hear Gitmo detainee’s request for information on CIA-sponsored torture | General says preparations for Afghanistan withdrawal underway | Army replacing head of criminal investigations division How to get Americans on board with Biden’s bold climate goals OSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review MORE issued an executive order in January on protecting worker health and safety, which called on OSHA to issue an ETS by March 15.
“OSHA has been working diligently on its proposal and has taken the appropriate time to work with its science-agency partners, economic agencies, and others in the U.S. government to get this proposed emergency standard right,” a DOL spokesperson said in an email on Monday.
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Democratic Michigan Reps. Debbie DingellDeborah (Debbie) Ann DingellOSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review Why the US needs a successful federal green bank Progressive lawmaker to introduce bill seeking more oversight of Israel assistance MORE, Rashida TlaibRashida Harbi TlaibOSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review Imperative that Democrats figure out what went wrong in 2020 House rejects GOP resolution to censure Waters MORE and Andy LevinAndrew (Andy) LevinOSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama NOAA leader joins Biden White House in climate role | Study: Climate change could reduce more than 60 countries’ credit ratings | NASA climate official says agency has ‘renewed emphasis’ on practical science applications 14 Republicans vote against resolution condemning Myanmar military coup MORE wrote a letter to Biden earlier on Monday calling for ETS implementation as COVID-19 cases in the state are rising again.
“What a difference a President Joe Biden and Secretary of Labor Marty WalshMarty WalshOSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review Koch groups call on administration to release all temporary worker visas Biden’s policies are already hurting workers — and there’s more hurt coming MORE make. I’ve been calling for an emergency temporary standard to protect against COVID-19 for over a year now. I’m glad to see DOL acting to move us closer to issuing the ETS, and POTUS needs to approve it swiftly and get this standard into effect,” Levin told The Hill on Monday following the announcement.
Democrats, unions and worker advocates have called for official OSHA COVID-19 standards since the onset of the pandemic. Former President TrumpDonald TrumpFox News says Smartmatic lawsuit should be dismissed DC settles lawsuit over Trump inauguration mass arrests CNN: Trump advisers urge him to make pro-vaccine PSA MORE’s OSHA refused to impose a nationwide safety standard, arguing that OSHA guidance was sufficient.
OSHA can authorize an emergency standard if it determines workers are in grave danger. That standard can only be challenged in a U.S. court of appeals as opposed to OSHA guidance, which allows for flexibility and lets the administration officials change it as they see fit.
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