The Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously passed an emergency COVID regulation. Many of the provisions of the standard may conflict with existing law, including workers’ compensation laws, FEHA, and HIPAA, say …
An extensive set of questions sent by the California Attorney General’s office to agricultural employers about their COVID-19 protections is raising a host of questions of its own: Is the …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board staff has recommended to the board that it quickly convene an advisory committee that would determine whether emergency rulemaking is needed to protect outdoor workers from …
Seven California organizations will share more than $1 million – about 11% – of Fed-OSHA’s 2018 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program awards. OSHA has awarded some $9.3 million to 74 …
Employer representatives urged the Division of Occupational Safety and Health not to rush into an indoor heat illnesses standard. But labor says there’s no reason DOSH can’t go full steam …
Now that’s it’s finished adopting a standard designed to prevent workplace violence in healthcare, Cal/OSHA is considering a companion standard applying to all other California businesses. Ironically, DOSH, which is …
California non-profit organizations will get more than $1.6 million in Fed-OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grants in the coming fiscal year. California accounts for about 15% of the national total of …