Written Safety Program

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York HERO Act Amendments Take Effect

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York Health and Essential Rights Act Takes Effect

• Date:

  May 10, 2021

  Type:

  News

  First-of-Its-Kind New York Law Will Require Airborne Disease Standards

  A first-in-the-nation law will soon require New York businesses to create and adopt mandatory safety standards for all airborne infectious diseases, including COVID-19.

• Date:

  April 8, 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: New COVID-19 Employee Training and Prevention Plan Requirements

  In this 60-minute webinar, CEO Michael Johnson and Attorney Shannon Farruk of Clear Law Institute, discuss COVID-19 employee trainings and prevention plans. New guidance issued by OSHA indicates that employers nationwide should provide these trainings and plans.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Requires Employers to Provide Access to Injury and Illness Prevention Programs

  Updated to reflect a change in the effective date.

• Date:

  December 1, 2020

  Type:

  News

  California Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations

  An emergency regulation from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) requires most employers to comply with several new workplace safety requirements.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Use of Company Equipment and Resources Handbook Statement: California

  California employers seeking to set expectations for employee use of company equipment and resources should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Emergency Evacuation Handbook Statement

  Employers who want to provide an overview of the evacuation procedures set forth in a written emergency action plan should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Implement a Safety Program

  This How To details the steps an employer should take to implement a safety program.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Should an employer implement a safe driving policy for employees who drive for work?