Cal/OSHA updated its FAQs to conform to the new recommendations of the California Department of Health (CDPH). So, hot off the presses, here are the latest rules for California workplaces.
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Cal/OSHA Extends and Revises Workplace COVID-19 Guidelines
A little over a year ago, Cal/OSHA adopted the first emergency temporary standards (“ETS”) to address COVID-19 cases in the workplace. Now, the second set of revisions will take effect…
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Delayed, but Here Shortly: New COVID-19 Regulations from Cal/OSHA
New mandatory COVID-19 prevention protocols are coming from Cal/OSHA, but not quite as soon as expected. The vote to adopt revised regulations governing COVID-19 protocols in California workplaces has been…
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State Issues Important Guidance on Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Standards
Newly posted FAQs bring employers welcome help in understanding what they need to do to satisfy Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standards (ETS). These are key takeaways from the nearly 40…
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Important Webinar Invitation: “Understanding Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation”
Please join our December 18 webinar “Understanding Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation.” The regulation – the most sweeping pandemic-related requirements yet – is now in effect and being enforced. …
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Newly-Released FAQs Aid Employers in Complying with Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation
[YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR WEBINAR – “Understanding Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation,” 11 a.m. Pacific Time, December 18, 2020. Register here.]
FAQs released yesterday by the State of…
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Demanding Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulation Set to Become Effective
PLEASE JOIN OUR FIRM’S WEBINAR – “Understanding Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation,” December 18, 2020 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Register here.
[UPDATE: Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Regulation went into effect …
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Cal/OSHA Board Set to Act on Emergency COVID-19 Regulation
[UPDATES: On November 19, 2020, subsequent to the post below, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted a 21-page Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation, as anticipated by my post …
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Obligations to Report COVID-19 in the Workforce: What Employers Need to Know
Employers in California are subject to a layer cake of requirements to report suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in their workforce. Federal, state and local agencies each impose obligations…
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Keeping Outdoor Employees Safe From Wildfire Smoke
As fires rage across the Western United States, I find myself spending more time monitoring air quality. In the good old days, that used to mean looking outside to see…
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