Onsite inspections by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health were down 18% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. But those statistics are …
47 COR 40-8337 [¶23,070R] JURISDICTION – PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION Labor Code § 6614(a) (2020) – The Appeals Board lacked jurisdiction to grant reconsideration over Employer’s untimely petition for reconsideration. Digest …
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 …
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied an appeal from AFL-CIO, which seeks to require Fed-OSHA to enact an emergency regulation to protect working people from …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating two dozen recent workplace fatalities, including 15 deaths from complications of the coronavirus. Most of them involve healthcare employees. The cases …
As the coronavirus saga continues, Cal/OSHA has issued guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus at construction sites. Much of the industry has been shut down during the statewide …
While the use of frequent hand sanitizing, social distancing and wearing masks are seen as key measures in slowing or stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, a new study …
California construction has been officially designated as critical infrastructure by Gov. Gavin Newsom. That means it is exempt from the governor’s stay-at-home order to combat the spread of the coronavirus. …