Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Heat Violations

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited a farm labor contractor $17,550 for violating heat illness prevention standards. Cal/OSHA said it opened an investigation into Ruiz Farm Labor in Dixon in June after reports that the contractor turned away a group of farmworkers who left a shift early during a heatwave. CalMatters reports that when the people returned to the job the next day, they were given a check and told there was no more work. The agency said its investigation determined that the labor contractor did not implement high heat or emergency response procedures...