While the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the standards-setting agency within the Cal/OSHA program) has received much more attention in the last two years relating to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), the board is turning to some more basic issues pertaining to workplace safety.
At its upcoming April 21 meeting the board will consider revisions to first-aid kit requirements both under the Construction Safety Orders and the General Industry Safety Orders.
The proposed revisions will give employers two options for ensuring their first-aid kids are compliant: (1) contents can be determined by an employer-authorized licensed physician; or (2) supplies can be determined according to tables of minimum contents, included in the proposed regulation.
For the general industry regulation, the revisions would remove some items from the supply list such as safety pins and add items such as medical exam gloves.
In addition to the public hearing on April 21, employers can submit comments to the board from now until April 21.
Sean Paisan is an attorney with Jackson Lewis in Orange County, Calif. © 2022 Jackson Lewis. All rights reserved. Reposted with permission.
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