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Press Release: FSUSD Prepares for In-Person Instruction The Governing Board of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District (FSUSD) will vote on the return to in-person instruction plan during the January 14, 2021 Governing Board meeting. To prepare for the Governing Board’s decision, FSUSD has strategically utilized Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) dollars to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment to prepare for in-person instruction. FSUSD’s Warehouse, Facilities, and Operations Departments implemented a robust plan to deliver PPE and sa...

Update: Cal/OSHA Advisory Meeting Scheduled: The promised Cal/OSHA advisory meeting regarding the recently issued Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) has been scheduled for Dec. 18, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m PT. Stakeholders can join the meeting via Zoom using the login credentials found here.  Cal/OSHA ETS Modified by Executive Order: In addition, on Dec. 14, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-84-20 to bring the ETS in line with evolving public health guidance. Specifically, the order, in relevant part, suspends the ETS’s workplace exclusion and return-to-work requirements...

12/15/20 Chitra Goel On the 30th of November, new California OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Regulations were introduced in an effort to control the coronavirus disease outbreak at the workplace. On the 19th of November, 2020, California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board made a decision after unanimously voting to adopt an Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Rule at the workplace. This action was taken following a contentious public hearing with over 500 participants in attendance. Following that, the Emergency Rule was presented to California's Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) for ...

[co-author: Rukayat Salaam] Nearly all California employers must take steps now to comply with the requirements imposed by the new slate of emergency regulations intended to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in California workplaces. These regulations, adopted by CAL/OSHA on November 30, 2020 are immediately effective. Here is what employers need to know now to protect their businesses and their employees. Who Must Comply The new Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) apply to all employers, employees, and places of employment except: (i) workplaces with only one employee who does not have contact...