The White House is hosting nearly 100 lawmakers from 39 states on Wednesday to work on how their states can try to reduce gun violence following the creation of its gun violence... Read more »
As the temperatures cool outside, the regulations for indoor heat illness prevention are heating up. Cal/OSHA has been working on a proposed Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard since 2017. In the spring... Read more »
A new study analyzing 911 calls, summonses and other city data revealed that the areas surrounding New York City’s two overdose prevention centers in Upper Manhattan did not experience a disproportionate rise... Read more »
India’s Home Ministry on Monday extended a ban against seven Meitei extremist groups that advocate the secession of Manipur, a small state in northeastern India. The ministry, through a notification, listed the... Read more »
Quick Hits On November 9, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board—which is Cal/OSHA’s standards-setting agency—published proposed modifications to the draft indoor heat illness standard. These modifications were based on suggestions... Read more »
Workplace safety and health hazards have traditionally been associated with unsafe work practices and hazardous conditions but violent acts committed in the workplace are a growing concern. Source link Reach Out Don’t... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | October 16, 2023 California’s Governor Newsom recently signed SB 553, requiring the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to adopt a general industry... Read more »
Topics: New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures On September 20, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 553 (“SB 553”) into law, which requires covered California employers to take... Read more »
California SB 553, which takes effect July 1, 2024, creates the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the United States. Covered employers must develop and create a workplace violence... Read more »
Joshua Henderson Comments on Recent California Workplace Violence Prevention Law