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California workplace regulators fined the San Francisco Police Department $40,500 for serious violations related to the death of a recruit during a strenuous training exercise last summer.
In a citation letter issued last month obtained by KQED, the state’s workplace safety agency, better known as Cal/OSHA, said SFPD did not effectively identify or evaluate safety and health risks tied to the arduous physical drills, and concluded the department failed to correct hazards associated with the training.
Investigators also found that the department did not adequately train supervisors responsible for overseeing the exercises…