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Cal/OSHA Drops Jails From Indoor Heat Rule To Avoid Finance Office’s Denial


April 25, 2024 at 06:00 PM
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) plans to exempt local and state correctional facilities from its sweeping new indoor heat worker-safety rules and resubmit the regulatory package to state administrators for approval, after state finance officials warned the agency they plan to reject the prior version over its economic impacts.

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