Cal/OSHA Warns Domestic Workers Are Covered By Fire Debris Cleanup Rules

In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles County fires, California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) officials are emphasizing in new guidance that domestic workers are covered by agency labor code rules governing fire debris removal if they are helping to clean up properties impacted by the fire damage. “Existing Cal/OSHA standards do not encompass ‘household domestic service,’ such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare performed for a family,” but fire cleanup work, “including ash and debris removal and cleaning of fire-damaged structures, is...