Safety Legislation: One Down, One Up
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Safety Bills to Governorâs Desk
Three safety-related bills have been passed by the California Legislature and are awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom. They include SB 553 on workplace violence, SB 686 on household domestic service and AB 521 womenâs toilet facilities on construction sites. SB 553 (Senator Dave Cortese, D-Campbell) would require California employers to develop and implement workplace …
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Safety-Related Bills Close to Passage
The two major bills related to occupational safety and health for this legislative season have passed crucial tests in the Assembly Appropriations Committee and are before the full chamber. If they pass the Assembly, as expected, they will go back to the Senate for reconciliation and final approval, then on to the governorâs desk. Perhaps …
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Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Turns on Shoplifting Provision
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Unions Attempt Legislative End Run Around Standards Board
SB 553, which resembles Cal/OSHAâs 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 billâs substance is copied …
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California Legislative Update
SB 533, a bill that employer groups say is unnecessary and usurps Cal/OSHAâs 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. …
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2023 OSH Legislation
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. âWomen are underrepresented in the trades and face numerous barriers on job sites,â the …
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Legislative Update – Sept 2 2022
Three bills of interest to the occupational safety and health community have made it to the governorâs 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 …
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