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Cal/OSHA enforcing heat illness prevention as heat spikes across CaliforniaWednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:20PMOAKLAND, Calif. -- As temperatures rise across California after the first day of summer, the Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) is stepping up enforcement of heat illness prevention requirements at outdoor worksites across the state.

AP: California Could Require Condoms In PornFriday, May 27, 2011 @ 6:36PMCalifornia workplace safety officials have drafted rules to require porn performers to use condoms and other barriers in sex scenes to prevent being infected with sexually transmitted diseases.

Panel lobbies for better labor safetyTuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 12:47PMAttendees of the Workers’ Memorial Day panel look at portraits of the 23 California workers who were killed on the job over the past year. The panel, which included representatives from various workers’ rights groups, was hosted on Thursday by the UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program.

New rules on workers' comp, shade affect firmsSunday, January 2, 2011 @ 3:37AMWhen the clock struck midnight to ring in 2011, it also brought with it new laws, some of which will affect Coachella Valley businesses and workers.

Cal/OSHA Implements Updated Heat Safety RegulationsThursday, November 4, 2010 @ 4:59PMOAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a national leader in workplace safety, Cal/OSHA today implements updated safety standards for employees working in outdoor heat. The revisions to the Heat Illness Prevention Standard, approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on Aug. 19, became effective today. The revised standards provide clarification of the ...

Positive HIV Test Halts CA Porn ShootsThursday, October 14, 2010 @ 8:24PMMore than half a dozen pornographers in California's multibillion-dollar adult entertainment industry have halted production after an actor tested positive for HIV -- and more shutdowns were expected.

Press Telecon TODAY: AHF Responds to Porn Industry AttacksThursday, October 14, 2010 @ 12:58PMLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a press teleconference today at 11:15 AM to respond to baseless claims by Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) after AHF renewed its call for enforcement of condom-use on set in the wake of a performer testing HIV-positive. AHF has been leading efforts to improve industry safety by advocating for the ...

Press Telecon TODAY: AHF Responds to Porn Industry AttacksThursday, October 14, 2010 @ 12:43PMAIDS Healthcare Foundation will host a press teleconference today at 11:15 AM to respond to baseless claims by Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation after AHF renewed its call for enforcement of condom-use on set in the wake of a performer testing HIV-positive.

Porn producers halt production after actor tests positive for HIVThursday, October 14, 2010 @ 10:33AMLOS ANGELES (AP) - More than half a dozen pornographers in California's multibillion-dollar adult entertainment industry have halted production after an actor tested positive for HIV - and more shutdowns were expected.