Category: Injury and Illness Prevention
Formal Stage Begins to Prevent Heat Illness Indoors
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has started the formal rulemaking phase of its work on developing regulations to prevent heat illness…
After the Smoke Clears: Cal/OSHA Offers Fire Cleanup Safety Guidance
The wildfires in California’s wine country — that have charred roughly 160,000 acres and ruined more than 7,000 structures — are reaching full containment, prompting…
Cal/OSHA Encourages Employers to Protect Workers from Hepatitis A Exposure
California’s hepatitis A outbreak is on the verge of reaching statewide epidemic status, according to news outlets. Over the last 11 months — following the…
CalChamber Fighting Unlimited Access to Employer Documents
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that allows organizations unaffiliated with the employer to access an undefined and potentially unlimited scope of employer internal documents…
Form 300A Posting Requirement for Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
Don’t forget that you should post the Form 300A summary of job-related injuries and illnesses from 2016 at your place of business from February 1 through April…
