Newsom Signs Bill For New Cal/OSHA Heat, Smoke Rules, Rebuffing Employers

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October 3, 2022 at 03:12 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed legislation to strengthen California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) worker-safety standards for heat and wildfire smoke, despite strong opposition by a coalition of employer and industry groups that argued the bill improperly sidesteps the normal rulemaking process.