CAL/OSHA HAS proposed its long-awaited indoor heat illness prevention standard as increasingly hot summers are affecting workers in indoor spaces like warehouses, production operations, restaurants and more. The proposed standard, largely based on the state agency’s outdoor regulations, will require employers whose workplaces at times are...
CAL/OSHA IS in the process of updating its regulations on first aid kit requirements, an effort that’s stirred up controversy over some of the proposed elements. According to a report by the trade publication Cal-OSHA Reporter, one of the most controversial parts of the proposal is...
ASLEW OF new laws and regulations that will affect California businesses are taking effect for 2023. Last year was a busy one, with ground-breaking new laws on employee pay disclosures, a law prohibiting discrimination against cannabis-using employees and another expanding the circumstances when employees can...
CAL/OSHA has issued a reminder to employers that they are required to protect their outdoor workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Cal/OSHA’s Protection from Wildfire Smoke emergency regulation, put in place in August 2019, was made permanent in February 2021. For the safety of...