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 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...
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...
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 and many o...
Where can I find a copy or example of a COVID-19 Prevention Plan? In conjunction with the recent adoption of the COVID-19 emergency regulations, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has developed a model COVID-19 Preventio
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...
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
the revised ETS changed the definition of face covering, adding a new “light” test that requires the use of face coverings that “do not let light pass through when held up to a light source.” It’s not clear yet what that means or how that will be enforced, but ...
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 ...
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