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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) makes it more difficult for OSHA to issue citations. However, the agency is still emphatic about enforcing COVID-19 safety in the workplace. OSHA is not currently performing random COVID-19 inspections in the construction industry, but the agency is emphasizing enforcement in all workplaces where COVID-19 spreader events occur. If a spreader event occurs on one of your job sites, be prepared so that you can avoid an OSHA citation. So far, since the Supreme Court’s decision, OSHA has received 551 COVID-19–related complaints in the construction industry and performed 48 inspections on construction job sites...read more