OSHA Compliance and Inspections

Posted by Shawn McCammon | Business Protection, Employment Advice & Counseling, Employment Compliance OSHA | Monday 31 October 2011 10:17 am

This Fox Business article provides a good summary on handling OSHA inspections and the factors to consider before hand.

http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/legal-hr/2011/10/27/preparing-for-osha-inspection/

OSHA Compliance and Inspections

Cal-OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Compliance

Posted by Shawn McCammon | Employment Compliance OSHA, Employment Compliance Wage & Hour | Monday 31 August 2009 7:23 pm

If you are an employer with employees who work outside, you should be aware of the California Heat Illness Prevention Program and Regulations. These rules not only apply to those who work outside all day, but may also apply to those employees who work both in and outside in a given day. Where employees are spending any significant portion of the day outside, the rules should be complied with to avoid regulatory violations.

The Heat Illness Prevention Regulations address such topics as shade requirements, drinking water requirements, heat illness training requirements and other related matters. Feel free to review the following links, and contact our office if you have further questions in this regard.

Heat Illness Prevention FAQ from Cal-OSHA:
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/heatIllnessQA.html

Cal-OSHA Heat Illness Prevention General Information and Links: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/HeatIllnessInfo.html

Video Information from Cal-Osha:
http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/videoblog/9624/

Pocket Pamphlet in English (also available in Spanish) to Give to Outdoor Employees: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/HeatIllnessEmployeeEngSpan.pdf

Employer Sample Heat Illness Prevention Policy Published by Cal-OSHA: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/ESPforHeatIP3-10-19-07.pdf