To advocate for better occupational safety and health protection, WORKSAFE! assists the labor movement and other worker advocates in the legislative and regulatory processes in California. We also keep a close watch on Cal/OSHA, the administrative agency responsible for enforcing occupational safety and health in California and for issuing regulations that set minimum levels of safety and health protection. From time to time, WORKSAFE! also tracks federal legislation and standards. Links are provided below for current events and coalitions.
Please contact us if you would like to join WORKSAFE! and participate in our events and coalitions.
Come to a meeting or conference, work with other groups, organize!
WORKSAFE POLICY CONFERENCE
Learning from the Past, Building for the Future:
Worker health and safety policy, research, advocacy and organizing
Sunday December 2, 2007
Monday December 3, 2007
Click here for more information.
MEETINGS
Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meetings. The Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meets at different locations in California usually on the first Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Due to budget constraints, however, the 2004 meetings are irregular. Contact Cal/OSHA at (415) 703-5100 to get on their mailing list for actual notice of dates and locations of their meetings. By getting on their mailing list, you will ALSO be mailed the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting minutes.
The next Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting may be found by clicking here:
WORKSAFE! Meetings. WORKSAFE! meets every couple months at lunch or breakfast WHEN the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting is held in the Bay Area, and at other times as announced. Be sure to call WORKSAFE! at (510) 302-1071 to confirm if we will be meeting before or after a particular Bay Area Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting.
The next WORKSAFE! meeting may be found by clicking here.
WISH Coalition meetings. WISH Coalition (Working Immigrant Safety and Health). California?s WISH Coalition was formed in 2001 to address the high rates of work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses among immigrant workers. With a membership of almost 50 organizations, including community-based organizations, immigrant advocates, unions, health care providers, and local and state agencies.
The next WISH meeting may be found by clicking here.
SoCalCOSH (Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health) meetings. SoCalCOSH is a coalition of local union, community group, health and legal activists working to organize, educate and advocate for safe workplaces. It sponsors training sessions on hazard recognition and control, researches potential health hazards and suggests control methods, provides assistance in drafting contract language on safety and health, organizes to demand strong enforcement of health and safety laws, publicizes safety and health problems to unorganized workers and the gneeral public, and supports worker organizing for safe working conditions.
The next SoCalCOSH meeting may be found by clicking here.
California Labor Federation. Periodically check the California Labor Federation website for a list of their upcoming events. Click here.
For a list of other coalition partners click here.
Conferences. For a list of conferences click here.
Training Programs. For a list of training programs sponsored by WORKSAFE! or CalCOSH Legal Services or other organizations that are affiliated with WORKSAFE! click here.
Demonstrations. For a list of demonstrations click here.
Events. For a list of events click here.
Workers' Memorial Day. For information about Workers' Memorial Day click here.
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