Tag: California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Posted on March 23, 2023
by Megan Shaked
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By Megan S. Shaked A little over a month into the life of the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Non-Emergency Rule and we already have our first significant update. Effective March 13, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated its Guidance on Isolation and… Continue Reading “CDPH Updates Isolation Guidance to Align with CDC’s Recommended Reentry for COVID-19 Cases”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA Non-Emergency Rule, California Department of Public Helth, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FAQs, Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine, Infectious Period, OSHA
Posted on January 19, 2023
by Megan Shaked
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For the past two years, Conn Maciel Carey has represented a broad coalition comprised of California and national employers and trade associations from a diverse range of industries in advocating to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board about the roller coaster of COVID-19 emergency and non-emergency… Continue Reading “Join Conn Maciel Carey’s 2023 Cal/OSHA Rulemaking Coalition”
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Category: OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA ETS, Cal/OSHA Standards Board, Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Employers COVID-19 Prevention Coalition, COVID-19, COVID-19 Non-Emergency Rule, Heat Illness Prevention, Lead in Construction, OSHA, Workplace Violence Standard
Posted on December 13, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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By Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter, Megan S. Shaked, and Samuel S. Rose This year, Governor Newsom has signed into law employment bills on disparate subjects such as pay equity, cannabis use, and leaves of absence. These new laws also concern industry-specific mandates for… Continue Reading “California Rings in 2023 with New Employment Laws”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: AB 2188, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Civil Rights Department, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Family Rights Act, cannabis use, CFRA, emergency leave, equity law, Heat Illness, leave laws, military duty, OSHA, pay equity law, pay scales, Wildfire Smoke, workplace safety
Posted on October 18, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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In major news yesterday, Governor Newsom announced that California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023. See the following excerpts from the governor’s press release: “With hospitalizations and deaths dramatically reduced due to the state’s vaccination and public health efforts, California… Continue Reading “Governor Newsom to End COVID-19 State of Emergency, While Standards Board Marches On”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CalOSHA, CDPH, Close Contact, COVID-19, COVID-19 State of Emergency, exclusion pay, exposed group, Outbreaks, Recordkeeping, Reporting, SMARTER Plan, Ventilation
Posted on September 16, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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By Andrew Sommer and Megan Shaked In July 2022, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) revealed a proposed Permanent COVID-19 regulation. The draft permanent rule is intended to replace the current version of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that is set to… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Moves Closer to Issuing Its COVID-19 Non-Emergency Standard“
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, Employers Coalition, OSHA, Proposed Permanent COVID-19 Rule, proposed permanent rule
Posted on August 2, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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Last month, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) revealed a proposed Permanent COVID-19 regulation. The draft permanent rule is intended to replace the current version of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that is set to expire at the end of… Continue Reading “Comment Period Set for Cal/OSHA’s Permanent COVID-19 Rule”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Advisory Committee, Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, Close Contact, coalition, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, DOSH, Emergency Temporary Standard, FAQs, OSHA, Standards Board
Posted on July 22, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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By Megan S. Shaked With the definition of “close contacts” now focused on “shared indoor airspace” rather than the 6 feet/15 minute threshold, Cal/OSHA has updated its FAQs to assist in interpreting the various ETS requirements implicated by the new definition. Background When the current… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Updates FAQs Following New CDPH Definition of Close Contacts”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, Close Contact, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, FAQs, OSHA
Posted on June 21, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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Cal/OSHA’s rulemaking process does not allow for any more “re-adoptions” of the COVID-19 emergency rule, so if COVID-19 regulatory requirements are to remain, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will need to adopt a permanent COVID-19 rule. While clarity had been lacking over the content and… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s Proposed “Permanent” COVID-19 Rule Has Just Issued”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Advisory Committee, Cal/OSHA Standards Board, California Department of Public Health, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, COVID-19, DOSH, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, Proposed Permanent COVID-19 Rule, Sec. 3205(b)(1)
Posted on June 8, 2022
by Megan Shaked
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By Andrew J. Sommer and Samuel S. Rose In 2014, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board ordered the creation of an Advisory Committee to consider a workplace violence prevention standard for “all California workplaces.” The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)… Continue Reading “CAL/OSHA RELEASES UPDATED DRAFT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN GENERAL INDUSTRIES STANDARD”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, DOSH, Proposed Rule, Recordkeeping, Samuel Rose, Training, training program, Violence Prevention in Health Care Standard, Violent Incident Log, Workplace Violence
Posted on April 8, 2022
by Theresa Green
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By Andrew J. Sommer and Fred Walter The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has just released a proposed draft for the third re-adoption COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The Board will vote on the proposed rule at its next meeting on April… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Emergency Rule – Third Re-Adoption”
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Category: OSHA RulemakingTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, COVID-19, COVID-19 Test, ETS, Executive Order N-84-20, Federal OSHA ETS, fully vaccinated, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement