Wildfire Smoke Regulation Revisions
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Is COVID-19 Recordability Not a Function of Positive Testing?
Cal/OSHA quidance says a COVID-19 case is recordable even if there is no positive test to confirm the diagnosis. And that is a big issue. Major Cal/OSHA stakeholders opine the …
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Cal/OSHA Action on Personnel Hoists
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No Federal Emergency Coronavirus Rule
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied an appeal from AFL-CIO, which seeks to require Fed-OSHA to enact an emergency regulation to protect working people from …
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‘Night Work’ for Agriculture Rule
After clearing its final regulatory hurdle – the Office of Administrative Law – Cal/OSHA’s new lighting requirements for agricultural operations conducted after sunset will see their sunrise in less than …
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Petition for COVID Protections
Labor petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for emergency and permanent standards to protect employees from exposure to COVID-19, the Wuhan, China, virus. Oakland-based Worksafe and the National Lawyers Guild’s (NLG) …
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Cal/OSHA Employees Get Pay Cuts Even With a Budget Increase
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed an 8% increase in Cal/OSHA’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But that news is tempered with the governor’s proposed 10% pay cut for …
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Petition to Protect Transit Crews
Two unions representing employees in the transportation industry have petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for an emergency standard to address COVID-19 safety conditions in that sector. SMART Transportation Division, representing …
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