OSHA Quicktakes 2024 - Episode 2

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(Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET)

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Preparing for California's Indoor Heat Regulation

Presented by Rachel L. Conn, Megan S. Shaked, and Andrea O. Chavez

Although temperatures have cooled down in California, the status of California’s Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation has heated up. California’s Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places (8 CCR 3395) has been in place since 2005. However, in one of the first of its kind standards in the country, California is preparing to adopt a similar Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation. While various revisions to the draft standard have been circulating for the past year, the current draft is likely in its final form. It is also expected that the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will vote on the regulation at its March 2024 meeting and the final regulation will be effective this summer. Since both outdoor and indoor heat illness hazards have been covered by a special emphasis program from Cal/OSHA for several years, the new Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation is expected to continue to be a high enforcement area for Cal/OSHA. Accordingly, now is the time for California employers to familiarize themselves with the regulation and begin to prepare for compliance.

Participants in this webinar will learn about:

• The requirements of the Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation

• Landmines awaiting employers as they move into compliance with the new regulation

• Strategies for developing a compliant Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Plan

• The intersection between the Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Standards and how to integrate both