Category: Workplace Safety
Navigating Drug Testing, Substance Use in Today’s Workplace
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and CalChamber General Counsel for Labor and Employment…
Workplace Violence Prevention Standards: Correcting Misconceptions
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law Counsel Vanessa Greene discuss…
Cal/OSHA Releases Proposed Workplace Inspection “Walkaround” Rule
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently published a proposed rule broadly defining who may accompany Cal/OSHA representatives during workplace safety inspections….
Notice to Employers: Form 300A Posting Deadline is Approaching
It is once again time for California employers to prepare and post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses — officially known as Form…
Revised Rule on ‘Floor Openings’ Fall Protection Takes Effect Oct. 1
What is happening with the fall protection standard that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has been working on since 2019? The…
CalChamber Weighs in on Cal/OSHA Processes
A joint hearing of several legislative committees last week on the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) processes provided an opportunity for the…
CalChamber Continues Push to Make Workplace Violence Prevention Standard Rule Workable
In comments submitted recently to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), a coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce continues its…
What to Do When Pre-Job Test Shows Rehab Prescription Drug Use
We made a conditional offer of employment to an applicant subject to a pre-employment drug test. His test came back positive for Suboxone. He has…
Clearing Common Misconceptions About Workplace Violence Prevention Standards
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss…
Proposed Changes to Confined Spaces Rule Include ‘Rescue Services’
What is the status of changes to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) regulation for construction in confined spaces? A hearing has…
