Tag: Air Quality Index
Protect Your Workers from Wildfire Smoke
Despite California’s recent August cooldown, experts predict the wildfire threat is above normal heading into fall. As of September 3, at least 15 active fires…
California Wildfires: Remember Employers Must Protect Outdoor Workers From Wildfire Smoke
Right now, firefighters across California are battling multiple wildfires, which are destroying property and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Wildfires are…
Proposal Would Make Wildfire Smoke Protection Rule More Stringent; Threatens to Increase Business Costs
An emergency regulation issued from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on July 29, 2019, requires California employers to take steps…
California Emergency Wildfire Smoke Regulation Now in Effect
On July 29, 2019, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s emergency regulation to protect outdoor workers from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke…
Employee Smoke Exposure During Wildfires
I am an employer that has been affected directly by the wildfires in California. What is Cal/OSHA doing to address the issue of employee exposure…
