Following on the heels of Fed/OSHA’s recent release of the unofficial version of its Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), on July 24, 2024, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a press release stating that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness regulation and that the regulation goes into effect immediately. While the Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulation has been in the works for some time, Cal/OSHA announcing that the effective date is July 23, 2024, was earlier than expected. Emphasis on heat illness prevention has been the focus of many OSH agencies and these recent developments in both Fed/OSHA and Cal/OSHA continue this trend.
More information on the new Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulation can be found on our Cal/OSHA Defense Report Blog.
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