Tag: Indoor Heat Illness
Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule in Effect Now
The state Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Cal/OSHA regulations to protect employees working indoors from heat illness. The regulations went into...
Upcoming Webinar to Explain California’s New Indoor Heat Workplace Standard
Recorded Webinar Now Available
CalChamber employment law experts will break down what employers need to know about California’s new indoor heat workplace standards in a...
Update on California Indoor Heat Regulations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie discuss the newest developments in...
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts Indoor Heat Illness Standard in Questionable Vote
After some twists and turns, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) recently voted to adopt its proposed indoor heat illness standard. The...
Standards Board Keeps Moving on Proposed Indoor Heat Illness Standard
What is the status of Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat illness prevention standard?
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will soon hear the second revision of...
Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Workplaces
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is in the process of developing regulations to prevent heat illness in indoor workplaces.
A California...
Indoor Heat Illness Rules: Keeping Up the Pressure
Latest Draft Still Too Complex, Burdensome
While the latest version of the Cal/OSHA proposed draft indoor heat illness rule is improved over prior versions, a...
CalChamber-Led Coalition: Revised Indoor Heat Illness Draft Too Burdensome for Businesses
A coalition of employer groups led by the California Chamber of Commerce continues to argue that a Cal/OSHA proposed draft indoor heat illness rule...
Indoor Heat Illness: Coalition Criticizes Draft Rule as Too Complex, Burdensome
A coalition of employer groups led by the California Chamber of Commerce recently detailed its objections to a draft regulation to prevent heat illness in...
Governor Signs Bill Directing Development of Indoor Heat Illness Standard
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed a bill directing Cal/OSHA to adopt a regulation to prevent heat illness for indoor workers.
SB 1167 (Mendoza;...
CalChamber Encourages Governor to Veto Duplicative Heat Illness Bill
The Legislature has sent to the Governor a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that unnecessarily duplicates current requirements by directing Cal/OSHA to adopt a...