On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board ("OSHSB") approved the long-proposed 2-year "permanent" COVID-19 standard.
COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise in California, and state regulators are updating the rules for workplaces to help prevent the spread of the virus. One
California may change its rules to keep workplaces safe from COVID. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is voting today on a two-year extension. If it passes, workers
California Department of Public Health CDPH revised definition of close contact for Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard. Revised definition will likely be good news for big box retailers, large manufacturers, warehouses. Rest of state will remain bound by existing standard
California state legislators and regulators have considered changes to the state’s covid requirements for workplaces. Governor Newsom signed AB 2693 regarding statutory covid notice requirements. Cal/OSHA agreed to revise its proposal for a nonemergency regulatory standard.