State Health Department, Cal/OSHA Update COVID-19 Order, Guidance James W. Ward - March 17, 2023 On March 3, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its COVID-19 public health order and guidance following the end of the... Cal/OSHA COVID Rule Shifts to ‘Non...
2021, to consider a second readoption of its COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). After public comment and some discussion, the OSHSB —the standards-setting agency within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) — did, indeed, v...
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...
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 consid...
Cal/OSHA issued at least eight citations following its investigation, according to the CNA. Violations included failure to properly isolate COVID-19-positive patients, requiring nurses to reuse masks, failure to notify health care workers of COVID-19 exposure in a timely manner, fail...
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...
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...
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 ...
On December 16, 2021, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board votedto readopt the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (Cal/OSHA ETS) with several revisions. And just a day later the U.S. Court of Appeals for theSixth Circuit lifted the stayon the federal Occupational Safety and Health...
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