A Van Nuys-based landscaping company has been fined more than a quarter of a million dollars for “deliberately and knowingly” failing to follow state heat protection rules.
The company, Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, must pay $276,425 for failing to provide employees with access to water, shaded area and proper training on preventing heat-related illness, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA.
This story originally appeared on the Los Angeles Times website. For more, click here to read the whole story.
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