Masks Now Required Everywhere in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom is ordering Californians to wear face coverings in most indoor settings – including offices and clients calls – and many outdoor ones. New guidance from the …
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Assumptions & Skipped Steps
Even well-trained and experienced employees make assumptions and mistakes out of control of the employer that get them hurt and killed. A 2019 workplace fatality illustrates the need for employer …
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Cal/OSHA COVID Guidance
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is issuing guidance for employers and safety professionals in several sectors with particular issues related to COVID-19. The latest include agriculture, nursing homes …
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Delay Respirator Enforcement?
Employer representatives are asking Cal/OSHA to temporarily halt enforcement of the respirator requirements of the rule on employee protection from wildfire smoke. They reason the urgent needs of healthcare in …
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Wildfire Smoke Rule – and COVID – on Standards Board’s Mind
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will vote to readopt the emergency regulation on wildfire smoke protections at its March 19th meeting in Pasadena. And, like other organizations throughout the state, nation …
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Healthcare on the Front Lines of Coronavirus Fight
So far, California has six of the 12 cases of 2019-nCoV – novel coronavirus – in the United States, and health officials here expect more. California’s situation is a little …
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Huge Penalties in Silicosis Cases
A Southern California employer is facing almost $900,000 in Cal/OSHA penalties following the deaths of two employees and the illnesses of three other workers. They developed silicosis from years of …
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A Young Worker’s Tragic Death and How it Could Have Been Prevented
Cal/OSHA concluded its investigation into the tragic workplace fatality of 18-year-old Enrique Vasquez Garcia several months ago. His employer, Aardvark Clay & Supplies, was cited with $237,000 in proposed penalties. …
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