To augment The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) efforts on un-programmed, COVID-19-related activities (complaints, referrals, and severe incidents) in high-hazard industries, OSHA introduced the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on March 12, 2021.
So, what exactly does that mean for you? The NEP intends to help create safeguards for workers at the most risk by creating protections from retaliation through:
We all know it doesn’t matter which side of the political isle you are on, when a new president takes office, changes happen. On January 21, 2021, newly sworn in President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The new Executive Order directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to:
