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Aug 26, 2021 · Wildfire season in California is getting worse every year. Some lawyers say a few legal changes could make a huge difference.
Mar 15, 2019 · California employers have many different obligations to train employees on certain issues. The primary training obligation that applies to nearly every employer (with 5 or more employees) is to provide sexual harassment prevention training.
Oct 7, 2021 · Overall, SB 63 and AB 642 represent efforts by California to create a more robust fire protection scheme and improve the fire resiliency of development in the wildlands urban interface. The range of efforts include implementing updated building code requirements, improving defensible space, increasing training and education efforts, and ...
Prevention Field Guides. Wildfire Risk Reduction takes into account the best design, construction, and engineering practices for preparing wildfire safe homes and communities. These principles also apply in the safe use of industrial and recreational equipment.
- Relationships with Railway Officials
- Train Derailment Scene Management
- Resources For Train Derailment Response
The Federal Railroad Administration falls within the U.S. Department of Transportation and has a mission to provide the “safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods for a strong America, now and in the future.” Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 225, Railroad Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations is t...
When responding to a train derailment a well-coordinated starts with scene management and knowledge of the National Incident Management Systemat all levels. A derailment will not be a quick event but can last for days and involve multiple public and private organizations that must work together with a common goal. In addition to the railway officia...
The railway will bring the cavalry. They have the resources to make the world right again. I once served as a deputy incident commander on a train derailment and we were just beginning to evaluate the condition of the many railcars that we had off the track when a senior railway representative arrived on scene. We had established a command post in ...
- Keith Padgett
Oct 27, 2023 · On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) No. 553, which requires virtually every California employer to implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan with very specific requirements. We recently presented a webinar on the new law, reviewing SB 553 and its very specific requirements.
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Apr 10, 2023 · California’s new wildfire rating requirements present tremendous challenges for insurers in terms of compliance and potential erosion of adequate rates for risk.
