There are basic steps employers must take to ensure worker safety during the summer and periods of high heat which include: Provide heat illness prevention training Provide cool, fresh water and encourage workers to drink water frequently Provide shaded areas for workers so they can cool down and take recovery breaks Prepare an emergency heat Read more
With typical California summer months come high temperatures, but wait it’s not summer just yet…or is it? High heat conditions in California have begun early and are expected to continue into next week. With high heat threats, Cal-OSHA officials have issued their first advisory urging employers to take precautions to protect outdoor workers. Some key Read more
California’s Department of Industrial Relations, Cal/OSHA has released an updated Safety and Health Protection on the Job workplace poster. By law the poster must be displayed in the workplace in clear view for employees to see. The Cal/OSHA Safety and Health Protection on the Job is a required workplace poster, but the April 2013 change Read more
Compliance Poster Company reminds employers that hot summer days are dangerous for workers. According to Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess “heat illness is preventable and should not occur if proper procedures are followed. As high heat develops across the state employers are to take special care so that they can provide the appropriate safeguards for their Read more
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, protects workers and the public from safety hazards. Essentially, California law provides job safety and health protection for workers under the Cal/OSHA program. Under these laws both employers and employees have rights and responsibilities. Displaying the Safety and Health Protection on the Job poster Read more
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memo this March to guide field compliance officers and whistleblower investigative staff regarding employer practices that may discourage employee reports of injuries and violate whistleblower statutes. Specifically, the memo reminds OSHA enforcement officials that reporting a work-related injury or illness is a core employee right. Read more
OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires all employers with hazardous chemicals in the workplace to have a written hazard communication program. This includes labels, safety data sheets, and employee information and training. Major changes to the Hazard Communication Standard: Chemicals will be classified according to their health and physical hazards. Labels will have a Read more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released action steps for sun protection as part of “SunWise” their program that radiates good ideas. The SunWise Program addresses the public health threat that overexposure in the sun and ultraviolet (UV) radiation presents. Sun exposure poses a particular threat to outdoor workers. Not only can overexposure Read more
POOL LIFTS In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made major changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility regulations. The 2010 Standards went into effect in 2011. However, the DOJ recently clarified lift standards for pools open to the public. Under the new rules, hotels, motels, inns, and other public accommodations with Read more
Compliance Poster Company alerts employers and employees of dangers associated with confined spaces in work sites across the state. The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has launched a statewide Confined Space Special Emphasis Initiative in an effort to focus attention on the subject. As noted by the Department Read more
