Cal/OSHA Seeing Compliance with Heat Rules

摘要

Cal/OSHA conducted its largest-ever heat enforcement effort late last month as temperatures rose in the Golden State. The inspections, carried out at the request of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, involved as many as 43 teams a day statewide. According to Cal/OSHA, two farm operations were shut down for serious violations of the heat illness prevention rules that posed an imminent hazard to employees.rnSaid agency Director John C. Duncan, "Our effort to protect workers from the high temperatures and ensure compliance by employers was a success. As was evidenced by our results, the outreach and enforcement efforts conducted this year are paying off. We are seeing a higher level of compliance by employers, which has been our goal from day one."