EHS Agency COVID-19 Guidance
Environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies are issuing guidance related to protecting employees and dealing with regulatory challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some agencies are offering regulatory relief, compliance extensions and/or decreased enforcement actions due to this unprecedented situation. Many are updating contact information and methods for fulfilling regulatory obligations through electronic filings. In an effort to assist the regulated community, VBA Compliance Assurance has developed this list of consolidated links to EHS agency COVID-19 responses.
Federal Environmental
Federal Safety
- OSHA COVID-19 Resources
- Injury and Illness Reporting Policy for COVID-19
- Revised Enforcement Guidance for Reopening
- OSHA Interim Enforcement Response Plan
- OSHA Guide on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases
Federal Transportation
- DOT Coronavirus Resources
- PHMSA Stay of Enforcement
- PHMSA Enforcement Policy – HAZMAT Training
- PHMSA Guidance to State Partners
State Environmental
- Alaska DEC COVID-19 Updates
- Arizona DEQ Continuing Operations
- Arkansas DEQ COVID-19 Update
- Arkansas DEQ Emergency Order
- California Air Resources Board Response
- California Water Boards Compliance Updates
- Colorado DPHE COVID-19 Information
- Colorado DPHE APCD COVID-19
- Colorado DPHE Water Quality and COVID-19
- Connecticut DEEP Air Quality Electronic Filing
- Delaware DNREC COVID-19 Operations
- Idaho DEQ COVID-19 Response
- Illinois EPA Community Water Systems Guidance
- Illinois EPA Wastewater Treatment Systems Guidance
- Indiana DEM COVID-19 Actions
- Iowa DNR COVID-19 Response
- Kentucky DEP COVID-19 Closures
- Louisiana DEQ Emergency Order related to environmental compliance
- Maine DEP COVID-19 Operational Changes
- Maryland DE COVID-19 Update
- Massachusetts DEP Operations During COVID-19
- Massachusetts DEP Public Water Suppliers COVID-19 Guidance
- Michigan EGLE Operations During COVID-19
- Michigan EGLE COVID-19 Water Operators
- Minnesota PCA Event Changes
- Mississippi DEQ Contacts During COVID-19
- Mississippi DEQ EPD Electronic Applications
- Missouri DNR COVID-19 Regulatory Relief
- Montana DEQ COVID-19 Resources and Information
- New Hampshire DES Contacts During COVID-19
- New Hampshire DES Response to COVID-19
- New Mexico ED Resources for COVID-19
- North Carolina DEQ Contacts During COVID-19
- North Dakota DEQ Operations During COVID-19
- Ohio EPA COVID-19 Response, Questions and Guidance
- Oklahoma Corporate Commission Operations During COVID-19
- Oklahoma DEQ COVID-19 News and Information
- Oregon DEQ Response and Enforcement Discretion
- Pennsylvania DEP Operations During COVID-19
- Rhode Island DEM Operations During COVID-19
- South Carolina DHEC Water Management & COVID-19
- South Carolina DHEC Waste Management & COVID-19
- Tennessee DEC COVID-19 Waste Management
- Texas CEQ COVID-19 Regulatory Guidance
- Texas RRC Information for Operators
- Utah DEQ Operations During COVID-19
- Vermont DEC Operations During COVID-19
- Washington Dept of Ecology Operations During COVID-19
- Wisconsin DNR Operations During COVID-19
State Safety
- Alaska DOLWD COVID-19 Resources
- Arizona Workplace Guidance
- Cal/OSHA Guidance
- Hawaii OSH Guidance
- Indiana OSHA
- Iowa OSHA (references Federal OSHA Guidance)
- Kentucky COVID-19 Protecting Workers Training Module
- Michigan LEO
- Michigan Guidance for Employees and Employers
- Minnesota OSHA COVID-19 Compliance
- Nevada OSHA COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidance
- Nevada Department of Business and Industry COVID-19 Announcements
- New Mexico OSHA COVID-19 Updates
- North Carolina DHHS Resources for Businesses
- North Carolina OSHA COVID-19 Resources
- Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Guidance
- South Carolina OSHA (references Federal OSHA Guidance)
- Tennessee OSHA COVID-19 Resources
- Vermont OSHA COVID-19 Information
- Virginia OSHA COVID-19 Resources
- Washington OSHA COVID-19 Resources
- Wyoming Department of Workforce Services COVID-19 Resources
We sincerely hope this list is a helpful resource for industries navigating this difficult time. If you know of any other links or guidance documents that you think would be helpful to include, please email the information to [email protected].