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Thursday, November 04, 2021OSHA: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS)to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The ETS establishes binding requirements to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees from the risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace. COVID-19 was not known to exist until January 2020, and since then nearly 745,000 people, many of them workers, have died from the disease in the U.S. alone. At the
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021Employer-Provided COVID Testing Options
Increasingly, businesses are either being required to ensure frequent testing for non-vaccinated employees, or are choosing to put such protocols in place on their own. As a resource, the Chamber has identified the following as potential partners or sources to support a businesses’ testing requirements. Please note that we are all waiting to see what the pending federal OSHA regulations will deem acceptable tests or protocols. CalOSHA’s ETS accepts those that are approved by the FDA. As additional
Wednesday, October 13, 2021Santa Maria Valley Chamber is offering 20% Discount on Required California Harassment Prevention Training
As of January 1st, 2021 California employers with five or more employees must now provide harassment prevention training to all employees. All new hires must be trained, and existing employees must receive training every two years. That’s two hours of training to California supervisors (and to out-of-state supervisors of California employees), and one hour of training to nonsupervisory employees in California. Training must take place within six months of hire or promotion and every two years thereafter.
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Wednesday, January 27, 20215 Management Keys for Effective Virtual Leadership
Leaders can often spot talent in their employees. The challenge is to find effective ways to nature and develop these skills, especially in a virtual workspace where traditional approaches are obsolete. However, thanks to modern technology, managers can develop strategies to ensure each employee gets their share of challenging objectives that propels them to the next level. The challenges should also focus on developing individual talents while fulfilling daily scoreboard expectations.Constant Feedback and
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Guest Column: CAL/OSHA Emergency Standard
Commentary provided by Sandra Dickerson, CEO, Your People Professionals Yesterday afternoon the Department of Industrial Relations issued an announcement of the adoption of cal/OSHA’s emergency COVID regulations. The temporary standards apply to most workers in California not covered by Cal/OSHA’s Aerosol Transmissible Diseases standard. Under the new regulations, employers must have a written COVID-19 Prevention Plan that addresses the following: System for communicating information to employees
