Emergency rules for Michigan workers, businesses, customers, and communities have been extended to October 14th, 2021. The rules include things like COVID-19 emergency response plans, employee training, workplace infection control practices, proper use of personal protection equipment like masks, and protocol for reporting COVID-19 infections for contact tracing.
Remote work is recommended when possible. The process for reporting unsafe working conditions remains in place as well.
The extension of the emergency rules is a response to the surge in COVID-19 cases. Since then, there have been over 1600 outbreaks reported, with manufacturing and construction reporting the most.
Enforcing the rules falls on the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
MIOSHA COVID-19 Workplace Safety Director Sean Egan said, “As we work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the rules reinforce the importance of keeping workplaces safe for employees from COVID-19 transmission. We want employers to create a safe work environment for their employees, which is why we will continue to work with employees and businesses to help them understand how to safely stay open.”
Reporting for WGRT -Jennie McClelland
