California Association of Public Cemeteries (CAPC) was an event to remember this year! Hosted in Seaside, CA, it was obvious that managers, trustees, and staff were excited to get together and mingle again in between some great training sessions. GSRMA Staff, myself included, were all very happy to get back [...]
GSRMA lost one of our longtime members and friends recently. On March 11th, Patrick Michael Elliot, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Patrick, known to all as Pat, was a longtime funeral director in San Luis Obispo County. Pat’s familiarity with local cemetery districts lead to him becoming [...]
Medcor, like most other industries, is currently being impacted by COVID-19. Due to staffing shortages, members are to expect longer than normal wait times to speak with a triage nurse. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Medcor is a nurse triage service that helps curate the care of patients [...]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, GSRMA Management made the tough choice of postponing the 16th Annual Conference until fall. This was not an easy choice, but it was a choice that management felt best suited our ideals of putting the health and safety of our members and staff first. [...]
With the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, many members are reluctant to participate in an in-person, in-door, large group function such as our Annual Conference. Strong member participation is an important part of the success of this event as is the face-to-face component, so we have made the difficult decision to [...]
CLICK HERE TO APPLY California Fire Foundation currently has grant funding opportunities available up to $15,000. Any CA-based fire department, firefighter association, fire safe councils, and community-based organizations (CERT/NERT or safety focused organizations) are welcome to apply. Funding can be used for: Personal Protective Equipment Specialized Firefighting Equipment Mitigation & [...]
Target Solutions, our online video training platform, has undergone a merger and will now be known as Vector Solutions. Vector purchased Target Solutions in 2020 and has been working on this name change for the last year. Vector offers a full in-house suite of a safety products, and the addition of [...]
As of today, March 30th 2021, a new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave bill is in effect, SB 95. SB 95 expands the requirements to provide sick leave and now includes smaller employers (25 or more employees). Some of the main points of AB 95 are: 1.It greatly expands the [...]
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released new guidelines for outdoor activities as well as guidance on recreational sporting. Please see below for more infomation. Youth and Recreational Sports In efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the CDPH has classified sports by their risk profile, which are Low-Contact, [...]
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 [...]