b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidance relating to recommended precautions for people who are fully vaccinated, which is applicable to activities outside of healthcare and a few other environments. OSHA is reviewing the recent CDC guidance and will update our materials accordingly. Until those updates are complete, please refer to the CDC guidance for information on measures appropriate to protect fully vaccinated workers.SAFETY UPDATEU.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration DIRECTIVE NUMBER:DIR 2021-01 (CPL-03)EFFECTIVE DATE:March 12, 2021 SUBJECT:National Emphasis ProgramCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ABSTRACT Purpose:This Direction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to ensure that employees in high-hazard industries or work tasks are protected from the hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the cause of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).So, what does all in mean?It means that you will not only train your employees, but also ensure (guarantee) that they will use their training.The NEP augments OSHAs efforts addressing unprogrammed COVID-19-related activities, e.g., complaints, referrals, and severe incident reports, by adding a component to target specific high-hazard industries or activities where this hazard is prevalent.The NEP targets establishments that have workers with increased potential exposure to this hazard, and that puts the largest number of workers at serious risk.In addition, this NEP includes an added focus to ensure that workers are protected from retaliation, and are accomplishing this by preventing retaliation where possible, distributing anti-retaliation information during inspections, and outreach opportunities, as well as promptly referring allegations of retaliation to the Whistleblower Protection Program.Scope:This Direction applies OSHA-wide. References:Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, January 21, 2021. Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), 29 U.S.C.654.OSHA Instruction, CPL 02-00-164, Field Operations Manual (FOM), April 14, 2020. OSHA Instruction, CPL 02-03-007, Whistleblower Investigations Manual, January 28, 2016. OSHA Guidance, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace, January 29, 2021. (See Section III for additional references.) Cancellations:None. i 38 / FRAME BUILDER -JUN2021'