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,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4   
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,br9disi1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,rog]s
 ( ,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,bi%op 
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,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
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,fudge7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,labor to issue an em]g5cy  
tempor>y /&>d t requires op]ators to    
develop & implem5t a compreh5sive       
infecti\s disease exposure control plan 
to protect m9]s f exposure to           
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,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,covid-#ai ,m9e ,work] ,protection     
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/&>ds  7a7 ,em]g5cy tempor>y heal? or   
safety /&>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9           
consid]ation ( ! grave risk pres5t$ by  
,,covid-#ai & ! ne$ to /r5g!n           
protections = m9]s1 pursuant to section 
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,heal? ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4      
#haa7;b77 & not)/&+ ! provisions ( law &
 ! ,executive ord] li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71
 n lat] ?an #g days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,labor %all promulgate an em]g5cy       
tempor>y heal? or safety /&>d to protect
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,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,application (    
/&>d ,pursuant to section #aja7;b77#b7 (
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em]g5cy tempor>y heal? or safety /&>d   
promulgat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
effective until sup]s$$ by a m&atory    
heal? or safety /&>d promulgat$ "u      
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,inapplicable     
provisions ( law & executive ord] ,!    
provisions ( law & ! ,executive ord]    

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,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !           
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,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1   
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z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act74  7,c7 ,! 
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,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq474  7,d7         
,executive ,ord] #abhff 7#eh ,f$4 ,reg4 
#aij2 relat+ to regulatory plann+ &     
review71 z am5d$4  7b7 ,p]man5t /&>d    
,pursuant to section #aja7;b77#c7 ( !   
,f$]al ,m9e ,safety & ,heal? ,act (     
#aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;b77#c771 !   
,secret>y %all promulgate a m&atory /&>d
 to protect m9]s f occupational exposure
 to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,!
 /&>ds promulgat$ "u ?is section %all-- 
7#a7 include a requirem5t t op]ators--  
7,a7 ) ! input & involvem5t ( m9]s or1  
:]e applicable1 ! repres5tatives ( m9]s 
develop & implem5t a compreh5sive       
infecti\s disease exposure control plan 
to address ! risk ( occupational        

exposure to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b2 &  7,b7     
provide to m9]s ! necess>y p]sonal      
protective equipm5t1 dis9fectant1       
ancill>y m$ical supplies1 & o!r         
applicable supplies det]m9$ necess>y by 
! ,secret>y to r$uce & limit exposure to
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7#b7 incorporate guidel9es-- 7,a7 issu$ 
by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion & ! ,national ,in/itute =    
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?1 :i* are 
design$ to prev5t ! transmission (      
infecti\s ag5ts 9 occupational sett+s2 &
  7,b7 f relevant sci5tific rese>* on   
novel pa?og5s2 &  7#c7 include a        
requirem5t = ! record+ & report+ ( all  
"w-relat$ ,,covid-#ai infections & dea?s
 z set =? 9 "p #ej ( title #cj1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  #c4       
,surveillance1 track+1 & inve/igation ( 
m9+-relat$ cases ( ,,covid-#ai ,!       
,secret>y ( ,labor 7act+ ?r\gh !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m9e ,safety &    
,heal?71 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( !

 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion
 & ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute =
 ,occupational ,safety & ,heal?1 %all-- 
7#a7 collect & analyze case reports &   
o!r data on ,,covid-#ai to id5tify &    
evaluate ! ext5t1 nature1 & s\rce (     
,,covid-#ai among m9]s1 includ+ !       
preval5ce ( & consequ5ces ( ,,covid-#ai 
diagnoses among m9]s also diagnos$ )    
pneumoconiosis2  7#b7 inve/igate1 z     
appropriate1 individual cases (         
,,covid-#ai among m9]s to evaluate !    
s\rce ( exposure & adequacy ( infecti\s 
disease exposure control plans2  7#c7   
provide regul> p]iodic reports on       
,,covid-#ai among m9]s to ! public2 &   
7#d7 bas$ on su* reports &              
inve/igations1 make recomm5dations on   
ne$$ actions or guidance to protect m9]s
 f ,,covid-#ai4  #d4 ,def9itions ,! t]ms
 us$ 9 ?is ,act h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9
 section #c ( ! ,f$]al ,m9e ,safety &   
,heal? ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4      
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