OAKLAND -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved the following two safety order proposals at its Feb. 18 meeting in Oakland.PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE: The board approved a permanent regulation prohibiting smoking in the workplace. The board approved an emergency version of the regulation last October.The action places into Title 8 language from the state Labor Code on smoking to give DOSH authority to enforce the ban. The Division may enforce the law only after an employer has bee
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