California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently passed an emergency regulation for outdoor employees exposed to wildfire smoke. Employers will be required to provide respirators to workers exposed to unhealthy air. The new requirements specifically address fine particulate matter from wildfires.
For more information, please click on the link below to view the news release from the California Department of Industrial Relations:
Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation to Protect Ourdoor Workers from Wildfire Smoke in Effect
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