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March 28, 2024

California Advances Bill To Bolster Cal/OSHA Heat, Wildfire Smoke Rules

June 28, 2022 at 5:02 PM
California lawmakers continue to advance a bill that would strengthen California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) worker-safety standards for heat and wildfire smoke despite opposition from industry and business groups, though proponents have recently softened the measure to delay its deadline for the agency to propose new limits by about a year. The state’s Senate Labor, Public Employment & Retirement Committee approved AB 2243 by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) on a 3-0 vote on June 22, sending it to the Senate Appropriations Committee,...

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