The Occupational Health and Safety and Environment Association (OSHA) UK-Ghana Region, has urged government to expedite the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill (OHS) into law to promote workplace health and safety. The Bill, which is currently before cabinet, has been in and out of Parliament for the past six years. Mr Kwamina Amoasi Andoh, the Chairman of the Advocacy Committee at OSHA, UK-Ghana Region, said government must fast-track the process to allow for ample time for Parliament to deliberate and pass the Bill into law. He made the call when the Association conferred a fellowship status on Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in Accra.
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Background
In the fast-paced and ever-changing environment of COVID-19 regulation, the story of Cal/OSHA’s ETS is becoming more and more convoluted. If you read our
May 12, 2021, blog, you know that earlier this month Cal/OSHA published
proposed revisions to its ETS. The proposed revisions were a significant move in the right direction, relaxing some of the more burdensome aspects of the ETS in light of the improving state of the pandemic. The OSHSB was scheduled to consider and vote upon the proposed revisions at its May 20, 2021 meeting.
But then, on the eve of the meeting, Cal/OSHA submitted a
Friday, May 21, 2021
On May 20, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) decided to table the expected vote on Cal/OSHA’s revisions to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Instead, the Standards Board requested that Cal/OSHA draft a new proposed regulation for the Standard Board’s consideration during a special June 3, 2021, meeting.
Cal/OSHA had drafted and published a proposed revision to the COVID-19 ETS, and the Standards Board planned to vote on the revision on May 20, 2021. At the last minute, however, on May 19, 2021, Cal/OSHA requested that the Standards Board not vote on the proposal. Instead of voting on the proposed revision during its May 20, 2021, meeting, the Standards Board heard public comment about the issues for more than three hours.
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On May 20, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) decided to table the expected vote on Cal/OSHA’s revisions to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Instead, the Standards Board requested that Cal/OSHA draft a new proposed regulation for the Standard Board’s consideration during a special June 3, 2021, meeting.
Cal/OSHA had drafted and published a proposed revision to the COVID-19 ETS, and the Standards Board planned to vote on the revision on May 20, 2021. At the last minute, however, on May 19, 2021, Cal/OSHA requested that the Standards Board not vote on the proposal. Instead of voting on the proposed revision during its May 20, 2021, meeting, the Standards Board heard public comment about the issues for more than three hours.