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<strong><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Governor Whitmer takes action to protect workers, keep workplaces safe</span></strong><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">from
COVID-19</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MIOSHA issues emergency rules to clarify requirements for employers to</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <i>control, prevent, and
mitigate the spread of infection</i></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is one of the first state OSHA programs to promulgate rules which
clarify the safety requirements employers must follow to protect their employees from COVID-19. Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed her concurrence of the need for a comprehensive set of
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<span style="color:#1D5782">Emergency Rules</span></a> that will help protect Michigan workers, businesses, customers and communities from the spread of COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the COVID-19 MIOSHA Emergency Rules Infographic</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information about MIOSHA’s safety and health guidelines to protect Michigan’s workforce during the pandemic, visit <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEwMTQuMjg3NDM5MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5taWNoaWdhbi5nb3YvbGVvLzAsNTg2Myw3LTMzNi0xMDAyMDctLS0sMDAuaHRtbD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.S90mn_r0i3I7vUH9qGlmgOKn3isiG2Np8KvrjA5wlrI%2Fs%2F1182990176%2Fbr%2F86863415278-l&data=02%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C5a2b687fb879440e9c4f08d8708b1a42%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637383090028053086&sdata=8tkYDiP3oYaoYkF%2FBLE2grfnLMc3JFry%2B6QbufqUsoE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1D5782">Michigan.gov/COVIDWorkplaceSafety.</span></a> Employers
and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health may contact MIOSHA using the new hotline at <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">855-SAFE-C19 (855-723-3219). </span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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