Cal/OSHA COVID Rule Shifts to ‘Non-Emergency’ Robert Moutrie - February 10, 2023 After years of rapid change, the potentially final form of California’s COVID-19 regulation has been filed with the Secretary of State and went into... Budget: CalChamber Backs COVID Sick Leave Grants As...
Cal/OSHA launched an investigation into Alta Bates' workplace safety protocols after nurse Janine Paiste-Ponder died from COVID-19 last July. The investigation found multiple violations, including the failure to supply N95-grade respirators to Paiste-Ponder's unit. "Janine ...
Theemergency regulationsto protect workers from COVID-19 went into effect on December 1, 2020, as announced that day in a press release from the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The emergency regulations apply to most workers in California not covered by Cal/OSHA’s Aerosol...
On April 7, 2020, the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued COVID-19 Safety and Health Guidance (in English and Spanish) for agricultural employers. The guidance is not a new legal obligation but rather a reminder t...
On November 12, 2020, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced proposed temporary COVID-19 regulations for review and a vote by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The proposed regulation was expected to contain ...
Cal-OSHA has released Interim Guidance on COVID-19 during this time of severe respirator shortages. Among the additional guidance, Cal-OSHA now allows for the use of Federal OSHA’s Modified CNC Respirator Fit Test Protocols in healthcare and all other workplaces affected by respirator shortages...
On May 12, 2020, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) (better known as Cal/OSHA) issued its COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Dine-In Restaurants, which provides detailed guidance to dine-in restaurants, brewpubs, craft distilleries, breweries, bars, pubs, and wineries...
Mel Davis - June 10, 2022 What is happening with Cal/OSHA’s emergency temporary standard for COVID-19? The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has adopted the third iteration of the... 123...5Page 1 of 5
Pointing to these recent developments, Cal/OSHAstated that, “it is important to revisit the proposed COVID-19 prevention emergency regulations in light of this new guidance.” And added that, “The Division will limit any potential changes to consi...
Currently, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19Emergency Temporary Standards(ETS) requires employers to review and use current California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance for persons who had close contact with an individual with COVID-19...