Tag: Cal/OSHA
SB 553 Impact Touches Every Industry in California
With this week’s amendments and the upcoming hearing in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, it’s worth taking another look at SB 553 (Cortese;...
No Mention of Appliances in Wage Orders Governing Working Conditions
An employee is complaining about not having enough room in the break room refrigerator for a lunch. Just what is the employer supposed to...
Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Regulations, Status of SB 553 Workplace Violence Rules
In Episode 178 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie to discuss the...
Formal Stage Begins to Prevent Heat Illness Indoors
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has started the formal rulemaking phase of its work on developing regulations to prevent heat...
Nonwork-Related Death at Work Still Must Be Reported to Cal/OSHA
An employee died of a heart attack while at work. It was not caused by his employment. Do I have to report this to...
State Health Department, Cal/OSHA Update COVID-19 Order, Guidance
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-Emergency’
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...
COVID-19 Regulation: Cal/OSHA Makes Big Changes Ahead of December Vote
California employers may want to get out their measuring tape — because the size (in cubic feet) of a workspace just became an important...
CalChamber Calls for Changes to Nonemergency COVID Draft Rule
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s draft proposal to extend the state’s COVID-19 regulation for another two years — with some significant changes from the COVID-19...
State Change in COVID-19 Definition of ‘Close Contact’ Leaves Questions for California Employers
One of the most well-known elements of COVID-19 workplace safety was changed last month — to relatively little fanfare — and it has left...
