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29 CFR 1910.502: Healthcare

Subpart U—COVID-19

428citations since 2015
230employers cited
55%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.502 428 times since 2015, against 230 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,006,736 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.502(f)(2)(i) · 85 citations

(i) A respirator to each employee and ensure that it is provided and used in accordance with § 1910.134 and

1910.502(q)(2)(iia) · 53 citations

(A) The COVID-19 log must contain, for each instance, the employee's name, one form of contact information, occupation, location where the employee worked, the date of the employee's last day at the workplace, the date of the positive test for, or diagnosis of, COVID-19, and the date the employee first had one or more COVID-19 symptoms, if any were experienced.

1910.502(c)(1) · 28 citations

(c) COVID-19 plan. (1) The employer must develop and implement a COVID-19 plan for each workplace. If the employer has multiple workplaces that are substantially similar, its COVID-19 plan may be developed by workplace type rather than by individual workplace so long as all required site-specific information is included in the plan.

1910.502(c)(4) · 18 citations

1910.502(q)(2)(ii) · 16 citations

(ii) Establish and maintain a COVID-19 log to record each instance identified by the employer in which an employee is COVID-19 positive, regardless of whether the instance is connected to exposure to COVID-19 at work.

1910.502(i) · 15 citations

(i) Physical barriers. At each fixed work location outside of direct patient care areas (e.g., entryway/lobby, check-in desks, triage, hospital pharmacy windows, bill payment) where each employee is not separated from all other people by at least 6 feet of distance, the employer must install cleanable or disposable solid barriers, except where the employer can demonstrate it is not feasible. The barrier must be sized (e.g., height and width) and located to block face-to-face pathways between individuals based on where each person would normally stand or sit. The barrier may have a pass-through space at the bottom for objects and merchandise.

1910.502(c)(3) · 14 citations

(3) The employer must designate one or more workplace COVID-19 safety coordinators to implement and monitor the COVID-19 plan developed under this section. The COVID-19 safety coordinator(s) must be knowledgeable in infection control principles and practices as they apply to the workplace and employee job operations. The identity of the safety coordinator(s) must be documented in any written COVID-19 plan. The safety coordinator(s) must have the authority to ensure compliance with all aspects of the COVID-19 plan.

1910.502(h)(1) · 13 citations

(h) Physical distancing. (1) The employer must ensure that each employee is separated from all other people by at least 6 feet when indoors unless the employer can demonstrate that such physical distancing is not feasible for a specific activity (e.g., hands-on medical care). This provision does not apply to momentary exposure while people are in movement (e.g., passing in hallways or aisles).

Industries cited most

  • Health Care and Social Assistance 408
  • Public Administration 13
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 4
  • Information 2
  • Wholesale Trade 1

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