Category: Workplace Safety
Cal/OSHA Provides Model Template for COVID-19 Prevention Plan
Where can I find a copy or example of a COVID-19 Prevention Plan? In conjunction with the recent adoption of the COVID-19 emergency regulations, the…
Employers Must Post Form 300A Starting February 1
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, some things remain the same. California employers must still post their Form 300A, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, on…
Cal/OSHA Revises Guidance on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
Last year, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) approved emergency COVID-19 temporary standards, which became effective and enforceable on November 30, 2020. Under…
California’s New Series of COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
One of my employees just reported that they tested positive for COVID-19. Do I have to report this positive case? During the 2020 California legislative…
New Executive Order, COVID-19 Quarantine CDPH Guidance
On December 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-84-20, addressing a number of issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including updating…
Recent Standards Board Rule Revisions Affect Many Businesses
We are a small machine shop that specializes in custom automotive parts and one of our employees recently requested a copy of our Injury and…
COVID-19 Emergency Regulation Now In Effect
On Monday, November 30, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law approved the new COVID-19 emergency regulation, which went into effect immediately. As previously reported, the…
COVID-19 Prevention Program Emergency Regulation Adopted
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to adopt a comprehensive and complex COVID-19 emergency regulation addressing a…
Cal/OSHA Releases Draft COVID-19 Emergency Regulation
Yesterday, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released the draft text for the much-anticipated COVID-19 emergency regulation on which the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB)…
Employer Tips for Remote Workers Moving Away
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way employers do business, including remote working arrangements that were forced upon many employers and employees in an effort…
