Tag: heat
August 2, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
Employee’s Heat Exhaustion At Local Store Raises Concerns Over Worker Safety and Employer Responsibility (Attorney Beatriz Trejo On KGET-17 News)
A woman suffered heat exhaustion after working at a 99 Cents Only Store in Bakersfield that had been without air conditioning for nearly four months, KGET-17 news reported, calling into …
August 4, 2022 | Tips & Information
Hot Summer Days Associated With Increase In Workplace Injuries And Accidents, Study Shows
You are more likely to be injured at work during 90- and 100-degree days. That’s bad news for Kern County workers, whose hot summer days seem never-ending. A UCLA study …
June 17, 2020 | Tips & Information
Feeling the Kern County heat? Here’s a safety guide to avoid heat-related illnesses.
The heat has arrived in Kern County, and the extreme triple digit weather is not going anywhere any time soon. As the temperatures rise above 100 degrees, Chain | Cohn | …
June 19, 2019 | Tips & Information
Keeping safe at work in Kern County’s summer sun and adverse air quality
The month of June is National Safety Month, and in Bakersfield, we know June as the start of triple digit weather forecasts and stocking up on sunscreen. For those working …
July 11, 2018 | Tips & Information
Staying safe in the hot summer and how to prevent, ID, and treat heat exhaustion
Lots of regions throughout California are experiencing heat waves this summer, including in Kern County and record temperatures hitting Southern California in particular. In these cases, it’s important to be …
July 12, 2017 | News & Media, Video
The death of Benjamin Greene and the legal issues surrounding it
On June 20, 2017, local lawyer Benjamin Greene collapsed and died while running in a 5K run at Hart Park. Temperatures were soaring in Bakersfield during the race, hovering around …
June 7, 2017 | News & Media, Tips & Information
Steps to take to identify and prevent heat-related illness at work
The following article written by Chain | Cohn | Clark lawyers James Yoro and Beatriz Trejo appeared in the Kern Business Journal. ——— Summer is here, and with temperatures exceeding …
July 27, 2016 | Tips & Information
Working outside? How to stay safe in the summer heat, and identify heat illness
It’s summer time in Kern County and the temperatures aren’t going down anytime soon. Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark wants to remind everyone enjoying the outdoors to …
July 17, 2014 | News & Media, Tips & Information, Video
Remember Kaitlyn’s Law when out in the Bakersfield heat
The San Joaquin Valley heat continues to beat down on the streets of Bakersfield and Kern County. It’s important to be as safe as possible when outside, and remember Kaitlyn’s Law if you’re …
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