Tagged in: COVID
Response on COVID Impact Assessment
Facing substantial criticism from the Department of Finance, Cal/OSHA is standing by most of the underlying data for its Standard Regulatory Impact Assessment of the non-emergency COVID regulation. It is …
Finance Questions COVID SRIA
The California Department of Finance says Cal/OSHA’s economic assessment of the impending non-emergency COVID regulation not only could underestimate the costs of the rule but might deliver only about half …
The Coming COVID Rule
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health envisions a slimmed-down version of its current COVID regulation for the “non-emergency” version, deferring in some cases to California Department of Public Health …
COVID SRIA Triggers Complaints About Transparency
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving ahead with the non-emergency version of its COVID-19 regulation. Under the DOSH plan, it would be adopted this December and take …
Standards Board Rejects Employers’ COVID Plan — But Is There Hope?
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 …
California Extends COVID Rules
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 …
Report: Amazon an Injury Machine
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 …