Earlier this week, WUD sent a notice to inform our members that regional Cal-OSHA safety
personnel had visited a number of dairies in Merced County given the spike in the number of
COVD-19 cases in that county. Specifically, it has been reported to us by Cal-OSHA staff in
Sacramento that the visits were “compliance assistance” visits only and not part of an enforcement campaign. We have not received any reports that citations have been issued to
any of our members. Cal-OSHA had coordinated these “compliance assistance” visits to educate and to ensure producers have hand washing stations available, soap, sanitation in lavatories and, a relatively new requirement, face coverings for all employees. We have also
confirmed that official inspections – those associated with potential enforcement – would
never occur on the weekends or holidays.
Through this platform, WUD had reported on new requirements, including masks, and the
best available resources for obtaining face coverings for your workforce. If you’re looking to
source face coverings or other equipment, please take a look at the links below. If you have experienced a “compliance assistance” visit from Cal-OSHA and you would like to share with us
your experience, please email: darby@wudairies.com
OSHA/CDFA Compliance Checklist: https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/checklist-agriculture.pdf
Click here for the list of PPE suppliers we published earlier this week. Additionally, CDFA shared
the two links below for a commercially operated list of vendors that is periodically updated: Vendor list Northern California click here; Vendor list Southern California click here.
The State of California is operating a PPE marketplace website that could also be helpful at the
following link: https://www.safelymakingca.org/marketplace