Tag: Cal/OSHA

New CA Law Requires Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

By Jay Kumar, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 6, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Nov 6, 2023

A new law recently enacted in California requires employers to implement a workplace violence prevention plan and could prove influential if other states follow suit. On Sept. 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 into law, requiring nearly all businesses to have their plans in place by July 1, 2024. Exempted from the law are […]

Cal/OSHA Cites Mushroom Farms in Workplace Shootings

By Guy Burdick, Contributing Writer Jul 7, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jul 7, 2023

On June 26, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced citations for two Half Moon Bay farms where seven workers were shot and killed January 23. Cal/OSHA cited California Terra Garden Inc., for 22 violations, including 5 serious and 1 serious, accident-related for failing to have a plan or procedures to immediately notify […]