On Jan. 9, Cal/OSHA and the California Department of Public Health issued an order revising its COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (“Regulations”). These changes include revisions to the definition of infectious period, isolation requirements for positive cases and close contact testing.
With record-breaking temperatures continuing nationwide, President Joe Biden has asked the Labor Department to issue its first-ever hazard alert for heat and step up enforcement in agriculture and construction, which are considered high-risk industries.
California Office of Administrative Law approved California Division of Occupational Health and Safety’s Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations. Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards expired, Non-Emergency Regulations went into effect.
On February 3, 2023, California’s Office of Administrative Law approved Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulation (NER). The NER is now the operative COVID-19 regulation for most.