SB 553, which resembles Cal/OSHA’s efforts to create a general industry workplace violence prevention standard, and could supplant it, has passed the state Senate and is now in the Assembly. The bill by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Campbell) has a long list of supporters and an even longer list of opponents. The bill’s substance is copied …
SB 533, a bill that employer groups say is unnecessary and usurps Cal/OSHA’s ongoing efforts to create a general industry workplace violence prevention standard, is moving forward in the state Senate. The Judiciary Committee has approved the bill by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Campbell) and is now in Appropriations, the last stop before a full-chamber vote. …
There is both new and old on the California occupational safety and health legislation front, with several bills kicking off the legislative season. For new legislation, AB 521 by Assemblyman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-San Ramon) wades into the issue of bathroom equity. “Women are underrepresented in the trades and face numerous barriers on job sites,” the …
Three bills of interest to the occupational safety and health community have made it to the governor’s desk. The legislature has approved a watered-down version of AB 1643 by Assemblyman Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, which initially would have required the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to convene an advisory committee at least quarterly to study the …
SB 831, inspired by a shooting incident at a New Mexico film location, would codify existing movie industry guidelines and make them enforceable in California by Cal/OSHA. If approved in its present form by the California Legislature, it would require the agency to adopt appropriate regulations by the beginning of 2024. But as is so …