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Employers Seek Broader ‘Incidental’ Exemption In Cal/OSHA Heat Proposal


November 22, 2023 at 12:46 PM
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) is proposing to exempt short-term “incidental” exposures from its proposed first-time employee-safety rules for heat illness prevention at indoor worksites, but employer groups that sought the change are now calling on the state to expand it further, saying the current version is highly limited and fails to address their concerns.

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