COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (29 CFR 1910, Subpart U)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/30/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2021
207,859
8,428,134
23,715
19,260,202
0
3,033,953
The COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard contains collection of information requirements that will assist both employers and employees in addressing the risk of occupational exposure to COVID-19. Specifically, OSHA has found that these requirements are necessary to address the grave danger to healthcare employees from transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the workplace, resulting in COVID-19 that can be fatal.
US Code:
6 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
8 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
2 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
The agency is requesting a program change decrease of 19,248,345 hours and an adjustment increase of 11,858 hours in recordkeeping with an annual burden of 23,715. The change in burden from the previous submission is a result of OSHA seeking clearance for the recordkeeping requirements under § 1910.502(q)(2)(ii) and (3) (ii)-(iv) to establish and maintain COVID-19 logs recording each instance in which an employee is COVID-19 positive, and to make such records available upon request to employees or their representatives, and the reporting requirements under § 1910.502(r), reporting COVID-19 fatalities and hospitalizations to OSHA. Requiring the employer to report each work-related COVID-19 fatality within 8 hours of the employer learning about the fatality and each work-related COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the employer learning about the in-patient hospitalization.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
SS_1218-0277_COVID-19 ETS_(OSH final) 12-30-2021.docx
OSH Act Section 8 USC 657.pdf
COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (29 CFR 1910 Subpart U)