Workers Urge Cal/OSHA Board to Enact COVID-19 Rules; Employers Request More Time

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health officials on Thursday withstood hours of passionate testimony from stakeholders on proposed emergency COVID-19 regulations intended to force employers to enact safety plans to help stop the spread of a nearly out-of-control pandemic. Employees from an array of industries urged Cal/OSHA’s Health Standards Board to approve the regulations, but employer advocates said businesses need more time to review and enact the guidelines, many of which have already been standard practice in their workplace safety plans for months. After more tha...