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Team is Working with Agricultural Industry and Community Groups January 28, 2021 California’s 800,000 farmworkers have been hit hard by COVID-19, the disease that has infected more than 25 million people and killed more than 420,000 in the United States. Farmworkers are especially vulnerable to the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 because they often live, work and carpool in close quarters with other people. As essential employees, farmworkers have stayed on the job during the pandemic to plant, process and harvest the nation’s food. Agricultural safety experts and communicators ...

On Friday, January 8 th,  Cal/OSHA published an updated FAQ providing further clarification on its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).  Cal/OSHA added several more questions and answers which attempt to explain some of the terms in the ETS and how they apply in different situations.  Some of the major clarifications are discussed below, while the full FAQs can be found here. Enforcement of the ETS.  Cal/OSHA will cite but not assess any monetary penalties for violations of the ETS until February 1, 2021.  This gives employers some breathing room to ensure that their policies comply with...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued a much-awaited second set of FAQs to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The following are ten key takeaways: Scope: Employers that apply their Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Program to their entire workforce need not comply with the ETS. Elimination of Penalties for Inspections through February 1, 2021: Cal/OSHA will issue citations, but not assess monetary penalties, for violations of the ETS during this period, so long as: (1) as th...

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December 23, 2020 California employers must have written a Covid-19 prevention plan under a new set of emergency temporary regulations which Cal/OSHA can enforce. The new Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standards became effective Nov. 30. The provisions could be extended in 6 months. The rules do not apply to workplaces with one employee who works alone and has no contact with other people nor does it cover employees who work from home. Also exempted are organizations with employees already covered by aerosol transmission standards such as health care facilities and laboratories. Three-doz...