California OKs Bills For Metal Detectors In Hospitals, Naloxone In First-Aid Kits

California lawmakers have passed bills to tighten existing California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) standards, including requiring the installation of metal detectors in hospitals, adding the opioid overdose medication naloxone hydrochloride to workplace first-aid kits, and compensating outdoor workers who suffer heat-related injuries because employers violated safety rules. The bills all cleared the California Legislature last week, ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline for votes in the 2024 session. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has until the end of September to sign or veto...