Cal/OSHA: Employees with racy uniforms need orange safety vests
October 19, 2010 by Fred HosierPosted in: enforcement, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Transportation safety
PDF Missy Patten admits her employees wear outfits that are “a little racy” to promote her auto glass repair business. But Cal/OSHA is concerned that the workers won’t be seen as they hold signs along a road, and has said they need to wear orange safety vests.
If you were driving along and saw a woman wearing a cheerleader’s uniform and holding a sign, you’d probably notice, right?
Well, Cal/OSHA is concerned that motorists won’t see Patten’s employees as they “sign twirl” on the road where her business is located in Redding, CA.
The problem is that the sign twirlers step off the sidewalk onto the road to promote the business.
Turns out you can’t step off the sidewalk without a uniform class two type style vest.
Patten says Cal/OSHA is discussing fines with her that could be in the hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Now she’s working with her employees to make the neon orange vests work with their outfits.
Meanwhile, Patten herself has taken up sign-twirling duty. She’s exempt from the rule because she’s the owner, not an employee.
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Tags: Cal/OSHA, Missy Patten, orange vest, sign twirlers
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October 19th, 2010 at 11:03 am
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October 26th, 2010 at 8:25 am
So stay out of the road!
October 26th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
No kidding!
October 26th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
As long as they’re “streetwalking” they have to follow MUTCD… I agree, keep them out of the street!
February 9th, 2011 at 10:10 am
What is the difference between a pedestrian and a sign holder? How come pedestrians don’t have to wear vests? And what difference dose it make if your the business owner or an employee, If according to OSHA your committing an unsafe act how dose that make you exempt? What’s going on here? Dose anyone else see how arbitrary OSHA is? How about a little consistency!
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:22 am
nobody makes them wear those outfits, if they don’t want to they can just quit, since it’s not mandatory i don’t think this should be a big issue