Tag: Cal-OSHA
SB 606 Workplace Safety Legislation
On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 606 by Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), related to workplace safety. Section One amends Section 6317 of the Labor Code to provide that, if an employer has multiple...
California’s New COVID Rules Reveal Gov. Newsom’s & Public Health Officials’ Deliberate Confusion Tactic
The CalOSHA Board just revised its less-than-one-week-old rule which would have allowed the state’s employees to work without masks only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. This starkly contrasted with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s April...
Cal/OSHA to Possibly Withdraw All New COVID-19 Regulations During Special Meeting on Wednesday
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board called for a previously unscheduled meeting on Wednesday to reconsider their controversial decision to keep facemaks mandatory for most California businesses following the June 15th reopening date next week. While...
Gov. Newsom Again Extends His Emergency Powers, State of Emergency, Mask Mandates
California Governor Gavin Newsom yet again extended his own emergency powers and California’s COVID state of emergency, despite 46.4 million vaccines administered and COVID dwindling in the state. This is not about public health, but about his power, control and...
Gov. Newsom Says He Will Extend Emergency Powers and State of Emergency Beyond June 15th
Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he will extend his emergency powers and the state of emergency, as well as some masking mandates past the June 15th reopening date, keeping intact the emergency powers and “one man” decisions first...
New Cal/OSHA Recommendations Will Continue COVID-19 Regulations Until July 31st
Late last week, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) recommended to the state that most COVID-19 safety rules would not need to be changed until July 31st, rather than California’s June 15th reopening when the state mask...