2024 Cal/OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update

Cal/OSHA and the California legislature have focused significant efforts on extending workplace mandates, in particular workplace violence prevention and indoor heat illness prevention. This annual update will cover the workplace safety mandates that have been recently adopted or are under consideration.

Participants in this webinar learned about:

• Senate Bill 553, which requires employers in general industry to implement effective workplace violence prevention plans by July 1, 2024
• The status of Cal/OSHA’s rulemaking on indoor heat illness prevention, expected to be up for a vote before the Cal/OSH Standards Board in early 2024
• Other regulatory developments from the Cal/OSH Standards Board, such as the status of the rulemaking for a general infectious disease standard, lead, silica and more
• An overview of federal OSHA programs that may impact Cal/OSHA, including walking working surfaces, the warehouse emphasis program, and union walkaround inspection rights rulemaking
• Other updates following the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee’s November 30, 2023 meeting

A webinar from Conn Maciel Carey LLP.

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