OSHA Updates Enforcement Memorandum for Respirator Fit Testing Programs * March 18th
OSHA – March 18, 2021
Enforcement Memoranda
Interim Enforcement Response Plan
OSHA’s interim enforcement response plan memoranda provide instructions and guidance to Area Offices and compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) for handling COVID-19-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports. The Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 was issued on April 13, 2020, updated on May 19, 2020. On March 12, 2021, the May 19, 2020, memorandum on this topic was rescinded, and the new Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 went into and
Memorandum | Applies to | Effective Date | Status | Related Information |
Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Respiratory Protection (29 CFR 1910.134), Required annual fit-testing (paragraph (f)(2)) | March 12, 2021 | Remains in effect | |
Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Respiratory Protection (29 CFR 1910.134), Required annual fit-testing (paragraph (f)(2)) | May 19, 2020 | Archived (as of March 12, 2021) | |
Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | April 13, 2020 | Archived (as of May 20, 2020) |
New memo being enforced: https://www.osha.gov/memos/2021-03-12/updated-interim-enforcement-response-plan-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804