Many workers nationwide are exposed to hot working conditions, especially during the summer months. Hot work sites are challenging and can turn dangerous without the proper precautions. During Extreme Heat Month, we are providing information and resources to prevent heat-related illnesses at work sites. 

All workers – and supervisors in particular – need to recognize the conditions of a “hot” job and should be provided heat-stress training on worker risk, prevention, symptoms, monitoring, treatment and personal protective equipment. These tips can help prevent dangerous – or even DEADLY– heat-related symptoms: 

• Provide a work-rest regimen – acclimatization over an initial one- to two-week period, then frequent breaks and reasonably short work periods. 

• Pace tasks to avoid exhaustion. 

• Perform heavy tasks in cooler areas or at cooler times. 

• Rotate personnel on hot jobs. 

• Provide readily accessible cooler rest areas – 50 to 60 F (10 to 15 C). 

• Provide cool drinking water, 50 to 60 F (10 to 15 C), near workers at all times. 

• Encourage all workers to drink a cup of water every 15 to 20 minutes.  

• Caution against drinking extreme amounts of water.

• Provide sunblock and proper protective clothing for individuals working in the sun.

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OSHA announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify that personal protective equipment for construction workers must fit each employee properly to protect them from occupational hazards. Comments and hearing requests must be submitted by 09/18/2023.

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New Workplace Safety Training Required for California Entertainment Events 

Effective January 1, 2023, Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 implements new workplace safety training and certification requirements for entertainment events vendors who produce live events at public events venues.  All employees involved in setting up, operating, or tearing down the live event at the venue have completed the Cal/OSHA-10, the OSHA-10/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-10 as applicable to their occupation.  These are 10-hour training courses developed by Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA pertaining to workplace safety.

Specifically, any business that contracts with the entertainment events vendor to set up, operate, or tear down a live event at a public events venue must require the vendor to certify in writing, for its employees and the employees of any subcontractors, the following:

(1) All employees involved in setting up, operating, or tearing down the live event at the venue have completed the Cal/OSHA-10, the OSHA-10/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-10 as applicable to their occupation. These are 10-hour training courses developed by Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA pertaining to workplace safety.

(2) Additionally, the vendor must certify one of the following:

·         All department heads and leads have completed the Cal/OSHA-30, the OSHA-30/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-30, and are certified through the Entertainment Technician Certification Program relevant to the task(s) they are supervising or performing, or another certification program.

·         Alternatively, the vendor can certify that its employees and any subcontractors’ employees meet the conditions for a skilled and trained workforce as that term is defined in Section 2601 of the Public Contract Code.

For purposes of these additional requirements, a “public events venue” means a state-operated fairground, county fairground, state park, California State University, University of California, or auxiliary organization-run facility that hosts live events.

For more information regarding this legislation go to:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1775

Montgomery Investigations has the trained staff capable of providing this training.

If you have any questions or would like additional information regarding our company's qualifications and capabilities, please do not hesitate to call us or contact us at:

info@montgomeryinvestigations.com

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2023 Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties 

Minimum and Maximum Penalty Amounts. 

Below are the minimum and maximum amounts for proposed civil penalties:

Serious Violation - $1,116 per violation (min), $15,625 per violation (max);

Other - Than-Serious - $0 per violation (min), $15,625 per violation (max);

Willful or Repeated - $11,162* per violation (min), $156,259 per violation (max);

Posting Requirements - $0 per violation (min), $15,625 per violation (max); and

Failure to Abate - N/A(min), $15,625 per day unabated beyond the abatement date [generally limited to 30 days maximum] (max).

* For a repeated other-than-serious violation that otherwise would have no initial penalty, a Gravity Based Penalty penalty of $446 shall be proposed for the first repeated violation, $1,116 for the second repeated violation and $2,232 for a third repetition.

For more information, go to www.osha.gov/laws-regs/federalregister/2023-01-13 

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