On Nov. 4th, Federal OSHA announced that they had approved their COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard(ETS). States have 30 days to comply, or update their own ETS to be at least as effective as the Federal OSHA ETS. California was one of the first states to adopt a COVID-19 ETS, but will [...]
To assist our members in complying with the ever-changing state and federal law, GSRMA is pleased to provide our members with employee labor law posters for little or no cost. We have made a bulk purchase of the all-in-one format, which incorporates both State of California and Federal posting requirements. Each [...]
COVID-19 cases are on rise, as are the number of questions we are receiving from members. One of the most common questions we hear after an agency has a COVID-19 exposure is, "What next?" Below you will find a decision tree that is designed to help answer that question and [...]
Like many Californian's, currently our districts are facing fires near and far that are creating air quality concerns. Due to the increase in frequency as well as severity of the fire's in the California, in 2019 Cal/OSHA put out emergency regulation §5141.1. §5141.1 relates to all workplaces where workers will [...]
On June 17, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted revisions to the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order enabling the revisions to take effect without the normal 10-day review period by the Office of Administrative Law. The revised standards took effect [...]
Cal/OSHA has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to help deal with some of the confusion arising from the Emergency Temporary Standard that was enacted November, 30th 2020. This Emergency Temporary Standard will be in effect for a minimum of 6 months, though will likely be extended if case numbers do [...]
Effective November 30th, CAL/OSHA has released a new set of emergency regulations that are aimed at protecting employees from hazards related to COVID-19. These new standards are in addition to all previous rulings with regard to COVID-19. This standard will be in effect a minimum of 180 days, with the ability [...]
By January 1st, 2021, all employers in California who have 5 or more employees will be required to ensure that all employees have taken Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. This is a biennial training requirement, meaning that a retraining is due every 2 years from the date the employee is first [...]
There has been a flurry of legislative activity recently regarding COVID-19, all of which can be very confusing. Of significance are three bills that were recently signed by Governor Newsom, SB 1159, AB 685 and AB 1867. To assist you with navigating through these new requirements we compiled the following [...]
On Friday, August 28th, California unveiled a new tiered COVID-19 county monitoring system, known as the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This new system will replace the old County Data Monitoring “watch list” system of tracking and offers a new path to reopening. The new system focuses on two metrics: [...]