In just a few days (February 1st), California employers must post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2021. Part of that summary will include the number of cases involving injuries or illnesses with days away from work, job restriction, or transfer. That data plus hours worked develops what is commonly known as …
Faced with adverse court rulings, including the United States Supreme Court reinstituting a stay, the Biden administration has Fed-OSHA withdraw its controversial emergency temporary standard mandating vaccines for larger employers. …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has issued revisions to its long-running proposal to relocate safety requirements for cranes and derricks from the Construction Safety Orders into the General Industry Safety Orders, where they formerly were. The Board is taking comments on the 15-day notice of proposed modifications until December 8th. Many of the revisions to the …
A labor-management group is proposing a new approach for COVID regulations in the workplace. It could supplant Cal/OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) and a proposed permanent standard, and instead, making public health guidelines enforceable. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board says this practice is not allowed. But Western Steel Council proposes to make it legal by tying …
Fed-OSHA has halted enforcement and implementation of its controversial COVID vaccine mandate for employers with at least 100 employees. Acceding to a mandate from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of …
There is big news regarding Cal/OSHA’s adoption of Fed-OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate. And perhaps more importantly, a labor-management group has filed a petition with the Board that would radically change how COVID is regulated in California. Here is what’s happening: New Petition from Steel The Western Steel Council filed a petition with the Cal/OSHA Standards …
Despite numerous lawsuits filed against Fed-OSHA’s proposed COVID vaccine mandate, Cal/OSHA is moving quickly to adopt the federal requirements. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board quickly put the adoption on the agenda for its November 18th meeting. The proposal would add new sections to the existing emergency temporary standard, including General Industry Safety Orders §§ 3205.5-8. But …