Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance

1218-AD36 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings

In accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order 13999 on Protecting Worker Health and Safety (January 21, 2021), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard to address the grave danger of COVID-19 in healthcare workplaces. This standard contains provisions necessary to ensure the health and safety of workers. The agency believes the danger faced by healthcare workers continues to be of the highest concern and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are still needed to protect them. OSHA announced on December 27, 2021, that it intended to continue to work expeditiously to issue a final standard that will protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 hazards. However, given that OSHA anticipated a final rule could not be completed in a timeframe approaching the one contemplated by the OSH Act, the agency has stopped enforcing the non-recordkeeping provisions. OSHA has continued to work expeditiously to issue a final standard that will protect workers from COVID-19.

]]> Section 3(f)(1) Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 29 CFR 1910.501 29 CFR 1910.502 29 CFR 1910.504 29 CFR 1910.505 29 CFR 1910.506 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596) No Interim Final Rule 06/21/2021 86 FR 32376 Interim Final Rule Effective 06/21/2021 Interim Final Rule; Correction 07/14/2021 86 FR 37038 Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended 06/21/2021 86 FR 38232 Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended End 08/20/2021 Final Rule 12/00/2024 Undetermined Federal Local State Tribal No No No No Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-1950 levinson.andrew@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington DC 20210