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California Bill Would Require Employees in Outdoor Industries to Be Certified in Heat Illness Prevention

On February 8, 2024, California Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula (D-31) introduced legislation to require employees to obtain heat illness prevention certification from the California Division of Occupational Safety and...more

2/22/2024 / Cal-OSHA , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Health and Safety , Heat Exposure , State Labor Laws , Workplace Safety

California’s Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard: Cal/OSHA Standards Board Publishes New Modifications

The draft indoor heat illness prevention standard continues to work its way through the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s rulemaking process. On November 9, 2023, the Board published proposed modifications to...more

11/13/2023 / Cal-OSHA , Comment Period , Health and Safety , Heat Exposure , Occupational Exposure , Proposed Regulation , Workplace Hazards , Workplace Safety

Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Takes Up Proposed Emergency Regulation on Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure

On August 9, 2023, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) convened an advisory committee to provide input on proposed emergency changes to Title 8, section 5204, Occupational Exposures to...more

8/14/2023 / Cal-OSHA , Employer Liability Issues , Health and Safety , Occupational Exposure , Regulatory Requirements , Workplace Injury , Workplace Safety

California OSHA Standards Board Moves Closer to Vote on Indoor Heat Illness Standard

On August 4, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) issued its notice to amend the existing Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations to add section 3396, heat illness prevention in...more

8/7/2023 / Cal-OSHA , Comment Period , Health and Safety , Heat Exposure , Proposed Amendments , Safety Precautions , Workplace Hazards

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