High Heat this Week; Cal OSHA May Conduct Compliance Sweeps

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of Northern through Central California with temperatures expected to range from 100-112 degrees in some areas by the end of the week. Since Cal OSHA closely monitors heat advisories from the NWS, it may initiate a number of inspections of companies to verify that they are compliant with state regulations regarding heat illness. 

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Greg Nelson

DPR Proposes Additional Chloropicrin Rules

The California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) released new proposed control measures for Chloropicrin use on May 15. It is important to note that these measures, as proposed, are more stringent than both the EPA’s and DPR’s current application requirements.

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Hank Giclas

Tools to Estimate Impact of Health Care Reform

When will Health Care Reform impact you? While many waited for the election results before engaging in the health care reform discussion (hoping for its repeal), health care reform is now here to stay and will soon to impact many in our industry. Now is the time to prepare for the imminent Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates.

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Wendy Fink-Weber

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