Tag: Cal/OSHA
Coming Soon: U.S. Emergency Rule Establishing a Large Employer Vaccination or Testing Mandate
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Labor through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working to create an…
Remember: Vaccinated or Not, Workers Should Wear Face Coverings Indoors
Roughly a month ago, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings requiring that individuals in certain…
Clearing Confusion About Current COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
With COVID-19 cases back on the rise and mitigation strategies, like face covering mandates, back, it feels like we have jumped into a time machine…
Quick Overview of Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Standard
I read that the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) adopted a revised version of the Emergency Temporary Standard for employee safety regarding the…
COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Revisions Now in Effect
After some recent back and forth on revisions to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards, the Occupational Safety…
Cal/OSHA Issues New Guidance Before Vote on New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
This week, the revised California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 workplace safety rules saga may finally be coming to an end. After…
Once More, With Feeling: Cal/OSHA Withdraws Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Standard, Will Try Again
During an emergency meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) on June 9, 2021, the OSHSB withdrew their proposed revisions to California’s…
Cal/OSHA Adopts Rules to Require Ongoing Masking in the Workplace
After a day-long meeting that included hours of public testimony and internal deliberations, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) ultimately adopted a…
Cal/OSHA Delays Vote on COVID-19 Emergency Regulation Amendments
Employers will have to wait a little longer to know what is coming for California’s COVID-19 workplace emergency temporary standard. The California Occupational Safety and…
Celebrating Safe Jobs for Youth Month
As the school year will soon come to a close, teens will embark on another summer affected by COVID-19 — and many may be looking…
