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Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Standard on Wildfire Smoke
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will hear and vote at its July meeting on whether to adopt the emergency standard for worker protection from wildfire smoke. The emergency filing will be to adopt a new section in Title 8 under section 5141.1. The Standards Board provided a lengthy description for the basis for this standard stating,...
Administrative Law Judge’s Decision Overturned on Reporting Injury
Hey, did you hear the one about the Administrative Law Judge’s decision being overturned by the Appeals Board? Unfortunately folks this one doesn’t have a great punch line. There was an incident where an employee became violently ill at their workplace and was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he died an hour later. ...
The Cal/OSHA standard for silica in construction became effective in October, 2016. The silica standard contains a requirement recommended by health and safety professionals for employers to designate a competent person. In the few years since the standard was promulgated, identifying a competent person remains an issue for many employers. Many employees either have not...
Labeling Professional Cosmetics
Assembly Bill (AB) 2775, signed by Governor Brown on September 14, 2018 requires manufacturers to disclose ingredients on the labels of professional cosmetics. In the past, only retail cosmetics were required to list product ingredients. The disclosure on ingredients in professional products is vital to ensure professionals understand the products they are handling and take...