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Employers performing cleanup work following the recent Los Angeles and Ventura County fires are subject to California’s workplace safety and health regulations, according to the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). The state workplace safety and health agency recently updated its guidelines for fire cleanup. The safety hazards of fire cleanup include demolition, […]
You can probably say this every week, but it has been a tough week to watch the news. Wildfires have been raging in California for four days as of Friday and the devastation is breathtaking and heartbreaking. This week’s song isn’t topical so much as it is a distraction: Modest Mouse’s 2004 hit “Float On” […]
On November 7, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) reminded employers to protect workers from wildfire smoke produced by the Mountain Fire, which is impacting air quality in areas around Ventura County. The agency referred employers to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) for the latest information on […]