Cal/OSHA
California Repetitive Motion Injury Program
Date: July 26, 2021Category: Author:
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) requires covered employers to develop a program that is designed to minimize repetitive motion injuries (RMIs). The program applies to jobs, processes, and operations where RMIs have occurred to more than one employee under the following conditions: Work-related causation: RMIs are predominantly caused (greater than 50%) by a […]
Cal/OSHA Issues Return-to-Work General Guidelines for COVID-19
Date: May 21, 2020Category: Author:
As state economies reopen, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) has issued interim general guidelines to help employers in California protect their workers from COVID-19. This interim guidance does not impose new legal obligations. The new guidance identifies specific infection control measures that are mandatory for California employers to implement and include in […]
California Employers Required to Grant Employee Access to Injury and Illness Prevention Plan
Date: March 4, 2020Category: Author:
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Cal/OSHA) requires employers with 10 or more employees to develop and maintain a written Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP). Cal/OSHA recently approved a new rule that will allow employees access to their employer’s IIPP. The rule will also require employers to inform their employees of their right, and […]