Cannabis Industry

Cal/OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Training

The cannabis industry, just like any industry, must be regulated for the safety of its workers. And while job growth prospects for California look promising, the cannabis industry is still relatively new and is constantly evolving. At the center of these industry changes, three (3) licensing authorities are responsible for licensing and regulating commercial cannabis activity in California:

Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC)
CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing
Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch

Under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act

04/19/2021 8:00 AM No Comments

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Protect Privacy of Cannabis Industry Workers

To protect worker privacy, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA each year.
These establishments are still required to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries

01/29/2019 8:00 AM No Comments

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Dispensary Managers: Deliver Safety Message

Dispensary management leadership is a demonstrated commitment at the highest levels of a cannabis dispensary to safety and health. It means that business owners, executives, managers, and supervisors make safety and health a core organizational value, establish goals, provide resources, and set a good example.
Because dispensary managers and workers take their cues from leadership, all leaders throughout an organization must show a visible commitment to safety and health.

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12/25/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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Cal/OSHA Declines Marijuana-Specific Regulations

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board met and decided that workplace hazards in the marijuana industry are adequately addressed by existing Title 8 regulations and that no new industry-specific regulations will be made at this time.
Cal/OSHA held an advisory meeting to allow the public to identify workplace safety issues associated with the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana.
They issued an advisory memorandum outlining workplace risks faced by employees working

12/11/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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OSHA & Post-Accident Drug Testing

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has clarified its position that post-accident drug testing is not prohibited under the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule. The agency said many employers that conduct post-incident drug testing likely do so to promote workplace safety and health.
Action taken under a post-incident drug-testing policy would only violate the law if an employer conducted the drug test to ‘penalize an employee for reporting a work-related injury or

12/04/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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07/27/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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Top OSHA Infractions in the Cannabis Industry

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is becoming active here in Denver, Colorado, and has plans to inspect even more marijuana businesses. Even though marijuana businesses may not be federally supported, owners still must adhere to and comply with all federal laws and regulations for protecting their employees.
Under OSHA law, employers have a responsibility and obligation to provide a safe workplace. As many marijuana businesses have grown rapidly, faster than regulatory authorities can keep

07/10/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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Cannabis Dispensary Walkarounds for Managers

This provides guidance to help dispensary managers and cannabis business owners identify hazards in the dispensary workplace and communicate with workers about hazards in their jobs, by conducting safety walkarounds.
There are at least two reasons why dispensary managers and owners should periodically conduct workplace inspections themselves. First, inspections demonstrate management’s commitment to improving safety and health by finding and fixing hazards.
Second, walkarounds let dispensary managers see for themselves how the safety and health program is working and whether

02/20/2018 8:00 AM No Comments

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OSHA Training Program Requirements

As the cannabis industry becomes more mainstream, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) will be making sure that cannabis business employers are creating safe workplaces, just as any other industry.
And while cannabis businesses don’t appear to be high risk in safety, they are a novelty and there are many OSHA laws and regulations that aren’t being addressed.
Even though the sale of cannabis isn’t yet federally sanctioned, OSHA laws, both on the federal- and state level are

01/02/2018 8:00 AM 1 Comment

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Cannabis Workplace Injuries & Illnesses Costs

As in all other industries, employees in the cannabis industry deserve to be safe in their workplace environments. Although it has been legal to use cannabis for recreational and medical purposes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety regulations in this industry are only now receiving attention.
Injured workers in the cannabis industry have the same rights to workers’ compensation benefits as those with other injuries. With proper regulation, injured workers in the cannabis industry will now

12/11/2017 8:00 AM No Comments

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Cannabis Industry & Top OSHA Infractions

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is becoming active in the cannabis industry and has plans to inspect even more cannabis organizations.
For example, in 2018 California’s AB-1700 law according to Section 26051.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to require “an employee who has completed a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10-hour general industry course…“.

Even though the cannabis industry is not federally supported (or currently “legal” in the United States), businesses still

11/06/2017 8:00 AM No Comments

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