By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP.

On March 12, 2021, OSHA launched a National Emphasis Program for the inspections of companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19. Amongst the employers targeted by the National Emphasis Program are the following:

• Hospitals
• Health care providers
• Nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Emergency responders
• Correctional facilities
• Meatpacking plants and poultry processing facilities
• Grocery stores
• Discount department stores
• General warehousing & storage
• Temporary help services
• Restaurants
• Workplaces with high numbers of COVID-19-related complaints or known COVID-19 cases
• Workplaces in communities with increasing rates of COVID-19 transmission

Robert G. Chadwick, Jr. frequently speaks to non-profit organizations regarding occupational safety and health issues. To contact him for a speaking engagement, please e-mail him at rchadwick@realclearcounsel.com.