…the safety of farm laborers and be in full compliance with the Cal-OSHA Heat Illness Prevention (HIP) standard. All employees must be trained in heat illness and the HIP standard…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…outreach and marketing and supporting promotion of the CareerSafe OSHA 10-hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. The SAY project is led by the Pennsylvania State University in collaboration with the Ohio…
Court Strikes Down Tighter Anhydrous Restrictions
…ruled against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as OSHA, because the Administration violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Last year, OSHA issued a memo redefining the retail…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…at retail locations. The State Ag Departments sent a letter to OSHA asking them to delay enforcement of the new Process Safety Management rules until July of 2018. OSHA removed…
California Farm Labor Contractor Association Conferences
…laws; The Affordable Care Act; immigration reform; wage and hour issues; Cal OSHA requirements; worker transportation issues; FLC licensing and continuing education and more. Conferences are scheduled for this Wednesday,…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…South Australia. The California Department of Industrial Relation’s (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (commonly known as Cal/OSHA) is joining Federal OSHA in reminding agricultural employers of the hazards…
Heat Illness Prevention
…are encouraged to visit Cal/OSHA’s heat illness webpage or the “Water. Rest. Shade.” Campaign online for information on preventing heat illness. The CalOSHA website also has a heat illness prevention…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) revised the heat illness prevention standard §3395 to include new…