Among the executive orders President Biden signed in his first three days of office, one calls for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue guidance on how to protect workers from COVID-19.
The executive order, “Protecting Workers from COVID-19 Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act,” directs OSHA to issue revised, science-based guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance must be issued within two weeks of the date of the executive order, which was signed Jan. 21.