Cal/OSHA cited 11 employers in food processing, meatpacking, healthcare, agriculture and retail for allegedly failing to protect employees from COVID-19 exposure. The employers include: DL Poultry of Monterey Park; Uni-Kool …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has a big decision to make soon – whether or not to authorize an emergency temporary standard to protect non-healthcare workers from coronavirus exposure. Its own …
Doug Parker, chief of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, says the agency has sent out 1BY notices of intent to issue serious citations in 71 cases for violations …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will have plenty to consider when a proposed petition decision comes before it on labor’s request for an emergency standard to protect non-healthcare workers from COVID-19. …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its guidance for the use of respirators in healthcare facilities during severe shortages. The new guidance tightens compliance with the aerosol …
Labor petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for emergency and permanent standards to protect employees from exposure to COVID-19, the Wuhan, China, virus. Oakland-based Worksafe and the National Lawyers Guild’s (NLG) …
Nurse representatives and other employee advocates are pressing Cal/OSHA to rethink its stance on respirator protections, as the state attempts to remedy a severe shortage. The issue was thoroughly debated …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has received up to 1,500 complaints about employers alleged failing to provide proper protection during the COVID-19 crisis, according to DOSH Deputy Chief …