Tag: Cal/OSHA
National Heat Illness Prevention Rule for Indoor, Outdoor Workers Proposed
On August 30, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the agency’s first proposed indoor and outdoor heat illness prevention rule. Although a…
Reexamining California COVID-19 Workplace Regulations
In the past two weeks, positive COVID-19 tests have increased to 18 percent in the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency’s Region 9, which includes…
Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Approved, Effective Immediately
On July 23, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved California’s Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment regulation — which goes into…
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts Indoor Heat Illness Standard
On June 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) — the standards-setting board within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health…
Update on California Indoor Heat Regulations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie discuss the newest developments in California’s…
Remember to Protect Outdoor Workers From Heat Illness
As June approaches and temperatures in some areas of California creep into the 90s and even surpass 100 degrees, employers must take appropriate steps to…
Keep Form 300a Records, Even When Posting Period Ends
Although April 30 was the last day employers had to post their 2023 Form 300a, Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, don’t toss them…
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts Indoor Heat Illness Standard in Questionable Vote
After some twists and turns, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) recently voted to adopt its proposed indoor heat illness standard. The vote’s…
Cal/OSHA Publishes Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, Resources
Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553, creating a new general industry workplace violence prevention standard. As previously reported, effective July 1,…
Cal/OSHA’s Civil Penalties Increase in 2024
Inflation doesn’t just affect food, housing and energy costs — its effects are far-reaching, as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) recent…
