Dana Svendsen Senior Counsel

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health published a model workplace violence prevention plan and fact sheets for applicable industries to help employers comply with SB 553.

This potential new rule would give a designated union representative right to accompany an OSHA inspector onto an employer worksite. 

Effective January 1, 2022, SB 606 significantly expands Cal/OSHA’s enforcement powers and the potential penalties for workplace health and safety violations.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard requiring all employers with a total of 100 or more employees to mandate vaccination and/or weekly COVID-19 testing. OSHA also released a comprehensive FAQ to address questions.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated general industry guidance for COVID-19 that is applicable to all workplaces, focusing on unvaccinated workers and others who are “at risk” (i.e., immunocompromised individuals) and workers who are fully vaccinated but located in areas of substantial or high community transmission of COVID-19.