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Business Owner and Job Foreman Each Go To Jail For Worker's Death
The owner and the foreman of a roofing company have each been sentenced to one year jail terms because they did not put fall protection measures in place that would have prevented a 39 year old employee from falling to his death from a four-story apartment building in San Francisco.
New California Law Allows Agents' Presumption of a Serious Workplace Safety Violation
A new California law makes it easier for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) to classify workplace safety violations as “serious” for purposes of issuing citations and proposed penalties to employers. Assembly Bill 2774, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2010, broadens the definition of “serious violation” and establishes specific procedures for Cal/OSHA to create a rebuttable presumption that a “serious violation” exists at a worksite. According to Cal/OSHA, the law will “help strengthen the Cal/OSHA program, improve enforcement efforts and better protect California’s workers.”
Cal/OSHA Warns Employers About Heat Illness Safety Compliance.
In a recent press release, Cal/OSHA has reminded employers to implement heat illness prevention policies, and warns them about agency enforcement measures.
Cal/OSHA Update: Reminder To California Employers To Post Form 300A.
The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH) has issued a press release reminding California employers to post at their place of business a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses during 2008. Is your company required to post?
