The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued $276,425 in penalties to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance based in Van Nuys, California, for willfully violating state heat illness prevention regulations.
Cal/OSHA determined that the employer knowingly failed to follow heat protection requirements, marking its first willful heat violation citation.
An investigation began on June 6, when the Cal/OSHA Van Nuys District Office received a complaint about employees working outdoors without access to water or heat illness training.
The company reportedly failed to provide employees with required protections, such as access to water, shaded areas and proper training on preventing heat-related illnesses. Additionally, the company reportedly lacked written procedures for dealing with work conditions in high temperatures, which often exceeded 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Employees also had to purchase their own drinking water, which is considered a breach of California’s heat illness prevention standard.
This citation follows a previous violation in 2022, in which the company was reportedly cited under Title 8 Section 3395(i) for failing to meet heat safety requirements.
Cal/OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention program includes enforcement of the heat regulation as well as multilingual outreach and training programs for California’s employers and workers. Cal/OSHA is a division of the Department of Industrial Relations.
Topics Workers' Compensation
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