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OSHA Proposes New Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard

As summer temperatures shatter records across the country, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is turning up the heat on employers in an effort to protect workers from high temperatures. In a continuation...more

California’s COVID-19 Workplace Requirements Continue to Evolve

In recent weeks, California state legislators and regulators have considered significant changes to the state’s COVID-19 requirements for workplaces. On September 29, Governor Newsom signed AB 2693 into law, extending but...more

California’s COVID-19 Regulations Extended Through April

California’s Second Readopted COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is now in effect and will remain in place through April 14, 2022. In general, the ETS retains many of the central provisions of the earlier versions....more

Rapid Developments for OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

One in, one out, one in again. One in: Employers with 100 employees or more should be prepared to comply with OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) that would require them to have their employees fully vaccinated or...more

Cal/OSHA’s Enforcement Authority Expanded

On September 27, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 606, significantly expanding the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) enforcement authority. SB 606 increases potential exposure for employers...more

OSHA Issues a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare and Guidance for General Industry

After much anticipation and debate, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS), contained in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart U, on June 10, 2021, but solely for...more

New OSHA Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention Programs

On January 29, 2021, OSHA released new COVID-19 guidance in accordance with the January 21, 2021 Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The new guidance, entitled “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating...more

Michigan Adopts Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19

Michigan’s emergency COVID-19 worker safety rules took effect on October 14, 2020. The rules apply to all employers covered under Michigan’s occupational safety and health act. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health...more

California Employers Face Broader Recording and Reporting Obligations for COVID-19 Illnesses

Guidance issued by the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) sets forward strict obligations for recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses for...more

California’s Injury and Illness Prevention Plans: New Rules on Employee Access

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted a new safety rule on January 16, 2020, requiring employers to provide employees with access to their written Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) within...more

Cal/OSHA Wildfire Smoke Emergency Regulation Now in Effect

In late July, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted an emergency regulation to protect workers from health hazards arising from wildfire smoke. The regulation became effective July 30, 2019,...more

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