By @Aaron Avery On January 9, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised its State Public Health Officer Order related to COVID-19 precautions. Pursuant to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) / Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency (permanent) Regulations...
By: @Kyle Packham The Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) application period is expected to open in January 2024. More information will be forthcoming as definitive dates are set. The Criteria Development Panel has recommended major changes to the FY23 AFG...
By @Ophelia Szigeti The Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective Suspense File hearings on Friday, September 1 to decide which bills would move forward and which bills would be held in committee under submission. CSDA monitored actions on key bills in both...
By Kristin Withrow, CSDA Communications Specialist; published in California Special Districts Magazine January/February 2023 The Special District Risk Management Authority is hosting its annual SDRMA Spring Education Day on March 22 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West. The event...
On October 14, 2022, Cal/OSHA issued its Notice of Proposed Modifications to its pending draft COVID-19 Workplace Non-Emergency Permanent Regulation governing employee safety for covered workplaces. The final version of this regulation is anticipated to be in place January 1, 2023, replacing the...
The formal public comment period for the proposed Cal/OSHA permanent regulation governing COVID-19 safety for covered workplaces will close on September 15, 2022 , as discussed in more detail below. The final version of this regulation is anticipated to be in place January 1, 2023,...
CSDA and its coalition partners have successfully worked to address key concerns within a number of employment and workplace safety bills impacting employers, including special districts. Following significant amendments to four employee rights and workplace safety bills discussed below, CSDA...
The State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective suspense file hearings on Thursday, August 11 to decide which bills will be moving forward and which bills will be held in committee on the Suspense File. Among the bills held under submission on the suspense...
Following recent amendments to Assembly Bill 2243 (E. Garcia), CSDA changed its position on the bill from oppose to neutral, consistent with its local government coalition partners. The change of position letter on the legislation concerning ultrahigh heat and wildfire smoke standards for the...
Following a definition change included with a recent California Department of Public Health (CDPH) order , Cal/OSHA has updated the definition of “close contact” for purposes of the current COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). Under the current ETS , “close contact” with...
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