Employers cited by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health have so far paid less than 50 cents on the dollar for COVID-related Injury and Illness Prevention Program violations in …
Four years ago the Cal/OSHA Standards Board rejected a petition to eliminate yearly tuberculosis testing for healthcare employees. Now, the issue is back before the board. Registered dietitian Kevin Schwanz …
A Cal/OSHA Standards Board subcommittee will start discussions on further revisions to the COVID Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) – even a repeal – and it will be a public process. …
Elizabeth Treanor is one of the most respected stakeholders in the Cal/OSHA community and a respected voice of reason on the employer side. She has retired from her duties as …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued some additions to its Frequently Asked Questions document on the recently enacted COVID standard – General Industry Safety Orders §3205. The …
While California stakeholders await the release of the Cal/OSHA draft proposal for a general industry COVID emergency regulation, Oregon is closing in on a temporary standard of its own. It …
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 …