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Cal/OSHA enforcing heat illness prevention as heat spikes across California Wednesday, 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 Porn Friday, 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 safety Tuesday, 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 firms Sunday, 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 Regulations Thursday, 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 Shoots Thursday, 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 Attacks Thursday, 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 Attacks Thursday, 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 HIV Thursday, 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.
Jet fuel flows through pipe along city’s railroad tracks; state officials say it is safe and regulated Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 2:19AMThousands of motorists in Lodi cross it daily without ever thinking twice about it: A 10-inch steel pipeline buried less than 3 feet underground that can deliver up to 85,000 barrels of jet fuel per day for the military.
Condoms in Porn Industry: Advisory Panel Convenes Today Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:24AMAdult actress Bobbi Starr might be reaching into Ramon's pocket to see if he's got a condom as Nikki Benz looks on. (Photo by Koga/LAist; see the rest of the X-Files-themed parody film set images here ) The movement to strengthen regulations in the adult entertainment industry will go forward today as California’s of Department Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) convenes its first meeting ...
Email Newsletters Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 11:18AMEditor’s note: This article was written by Anthony Raimondo, agriculture labor law attorney with McCormick Barstow in Fresno, Calif ., for Western United Dairymen.
Workers' Memorial Day: DIR Honors California's Workforce While Improving Workplace Safety Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 1:50PMSAN FRANCISCO----The California Department of Industrial Relations salutes California workers on Workers’ Memorial Day, recognizing the dedication and sacrifices they make while contributing to the success of the state.
Cal/OSHA Issues Citations To Hospital, Fire And Police Dept. In Meningitis Exposure Case Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:24AMThe Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, today issued $101,485 in citations to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland for ten violations of the state safety and health standards in connection to a life-threatening exposure of bacterial meningitis. The case also involves citations issued to the Oakland Police ...
Report Released In Qualcomm Stadium Worker Death Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 8:21PMSix months after a man fell to his death at Qualcomm Stadium, state investigators are ordering new safety measures.
Nine Porn Talent Agencies Target of AHF Complaints to California Labor Commissioner Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 3:41PMLOS ANGELES----AIDS Healthcare Foundation: WHAT: Press Conference and Teleconference AHF to file Nine California State Labor Commission Complaints over State-licensed Talent Agencies’ Procurement of Models for Unsafe Scenes in Adult Film Industry WHEN: THURSDAY, April 15th 2010—-10:30 AM Pacific WHERE: AHF Executive Offices 6255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Teleconference Dial ...
Cal/OSHA Issues Citations to Hospital, Fire and Police Dept. in Meningitis Exposure Case Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 3:17PMOAKLAND, Calif.----The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, today issued $101,485 in citations to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland for ten violations of the state safety and health standards in connection to a life-threatening exposure of bacterial meningitis.
Adult Industry ‘Fig Leaf’ Doesn’t Cover Much, says AHF Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 2:42AMAdult Entertainment Industry Trade Group’s Voluntary Plan to Address “Bloodborne Pathogens” Worker Safety Regulations Include a Paragraph About Laundry and a Promise that “…the performers will stop and wash affected body parts to help reduce the risk of STDs.” Released Yesterday on the Heels of AHF Petition to Cal/OSHA to Explicitly Require Condoms Use on Porn Sets, Plan is “Completely Bogus ...
Porn Fig Leaf Doesn't Cover Much, Says AHF Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 3:03PMLOS ANGELES----Calling the plan a “fig leaf that doesn’t cover much,” AIDS Healthcare Foundation today responded to the porn industry’s plan for the control of bloodborne pathogens on adult entertainment film sets.
Gov. Schwarzenegger mobilizes resources in preparation for heat, fire danger Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 2:36PMGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger has mobilized the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to prepare for increased wildfire potential as unseasonably hot and dry conditions are forecast for much of the state this week.
ACLU to sue state over heat-related deaths Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 11:31AMThe American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the state of California and its Division of Occupational Safety and Health alleging that it has failed to protect farm workers from heat-related illness and death.
Lawsuit lays burden on county to curb AIDS in porn industry Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 3:00PMAn activist group asks that the L.A. County Health Department be ordered to enforce regulations on condom use in adult films or take other steps to keep the disease from spreading. A prominent AIDS advocacy group filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court today alleging that county public health officials have failed to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the ...
Valley farm contractor cited by state for alleged safety violations Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 4:16PMThe California Labor Commission recently began proceedings against a farm labor contractor accused of putting a crew of 15 workers out to plant date trees near Thermal in116-degree heat, with less than a gallon of water for the whole crew, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.
Farm contractor shut down over heat violations had no license Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 6:07PMOne of three farm labor contractors shut down recently for allegedly failing to protect workers during blistering heat was operating without a state license, occupational safety officials said Monday.
Cal/OSHA Stresses Importance Of Taking Precautions To Prevent Heat Illnesses Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 8:25AMWith triple digit temperatures expected over the weekend and into early next week, Cal/OSHA urges employers to observe the precautions specified in the heat illness prevention regulation. To ensure compliance Cal/OSHA will have teams of investigators inspecting outdoor employers over the weekend for heat illness prevention requirements.
OSHA halts farm operations over hot weekend Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 6:28PMCalifornia officials took rare action this weekend by shutting down two San Joaquin Valley farm labor companies after discovering alleged violations of requirements to provide shade and train workers to prevent heat stress.
Shade wagons make debut Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 1:40AMRecord heat across the Central Coast last week triggered new state guidelines for laborers who work outside in temperatures higher than 85 degrees.