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Cal/OSHA to Increase Inspections: Be Prepared

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By Greg Nelson, CPCU, AIM , Director of Commercial Lines on May 10, 2012
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This year, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health will conduct an expected 41,000 inspections of employers, up 6.5 percent from 2010-2011. Not only is the agency increasing the number of inspections, but it is also focusing its attention on the types and severity of violations. 

Cal/OSHA will be looking for three types of violations. They come with penalties:

El Centro Office Moves to New Location

By Kristen Kirsch , Brand Manager on May 8, 2012
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Western Growers Insurance Services' El Centro office has moved to a new location—a brand new building connected to the new Ag Center in Imperial, Calif. In honor of the new digs, we invite you to stop by anytime, or join us for an open house this Friday, May 11 from 4 to 7 p.m., co-sponsored with our neighbors, Farm Credit Services Southwest, Imperial Vegetable Growers Association and COLAB.

Divining the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Obamacare

Western Grower & Shipper Magazine
Editorial  - May 2012
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By Jonathan Alexander , Compliance Counsel on May 1, 2012
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On March 26, 2012, the Supreme Court began its historic three day review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly referred to “Obamacare” or “PPACA.” The primary issue to be determined by the court is whether the individual mandate, the requirement forcing most individuals to purchase insurance or pay a financial penalty, is unconstitutional.

Cal/OSHA Launches Heat Illness Campaign in Bakersfield

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By Greg Nelson, CPCU, AIM , Director of Commercial Lines on April 17, 2012
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The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the launch of a campaign to prevent heat illness from its new District Office in Bakersfield. The campaign will involve coordinated statewide inspections, local inspections during high-temperature weather, trainings and presentations to employer and worker organizations, as well as media outreach, according to a press release. 

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