The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has rejected a petition by a labor-management group seeking to take a unique approach to regulating COVID and future diseases of its ilk. The board also …
To the surprise of no one, and despite employer groups’ vocal opposition, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved the final version of the state’s COVID emergency temporary standard. The Board vote …
Employees at Amazon warehouses across the country suffered nearly 40,000 injuries in 2021, with a “serious” rate more than double that of other warehouses, according to a new report. The …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will hold its first in-person meeting since early 2020 on April 21st in Oakland, Cal-OSHA Reporter has confirmed. The meeting will be significant, as the board …
Almost half of the most-cited Title 8 violations in 2021 involved the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) standards, and specific regulations related to airborne infectious diseases due to the …
Against the backdrop of the pandemic becoming endemic, mask requirements terminated in most states and businesses, and a public who has had just about enough, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety …
Unvaccinated employees in California are no longer are required to wear masks in indoor work settings. Governor Gavin Newsom, in advance of this year’s midterms, has joined his fellow blue …
February 15th marked the end of California’s Covid indoor masking requirement. But employers are not relieved of the Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standards requirements about masking. Until further notice, unvaccinated individuals …