OSHA Enforcement Guidance For Recording Cases Of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published guidance for recording cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Under OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements, COVID-19 is a recordable illness, and employers are responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if the case is confirmed, and the case is work-related. However, in the guidance memo issued on April 10, 2020, OSHA advised that in areas where there is ongoing community transmission of COVID-19, it will not require other employers (other than health care, emergency response, and corrections) to make the same work-relatedness determinations unless there . . .