Seyfarth Synopsis: The Cal/OSH Standards Board will vote this week on a proposed standard requiring employers to provide their employees and employee representatives access to the company’s Injury and Illness Prevention...more
1/14/2020
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Construction Workers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Prevention Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Representatives ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: A unique element of Cal/OSHA is its requirement that ALL employers have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). 8 CCR 3203....more
12/30/2019
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Prevention Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the unique elements of Cal/OSHA is a requirement that ALL employers have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). 8 CCR 3203....more
12/18/2019
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
OSHA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: CalOSHA emergency regulation for workers exposed to wildfire smoke..
With wildfires now active in many parts of California, it’s important that employers in California remember Cal/OSHA’s emergency...more
10/29/2019
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC), part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has identified new safety hazards from the expanding nanotechnology industry....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA’s new emergency regulation for workers exposed to wildfire smoke creates new obligations for many employers....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 9, 2018, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the new regulation that will require hotels and other lodging establishments (such as resorts and bed and breakfast inns) to implement...more