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FLASH: Governor Names New Standards Board Chair, Public Member Labor member Dave Thomas will now head the rulemaking body and a longtime industrial hygienist Patty Quinlan is the new public member. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: Cal/OSHA Hits Chevron Hard for 2012 Fire No workers were killed or seriously injured, but a massive explosion and fire along the shores of San Pablo Bay almost destroyed a refinery and sent hundreds of residents to the hospital. Now the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issues several citations and big fines as a result. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: New Heat Illness Lawsuit Against Cal/OSHA UFW adds to its legal challenge of DOSH enforcement of the state's heat illness regulation. Read more here ... More...

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GHS Changes are Official; Are You Preparing for Dec. 1 Training Deadline? The Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication is now officially part of Title 8. Here's what you need to know to avoid being caught short when critical new requirements with a looming deadline. Read more here ... More...

Worker Killed by Crop Duster Among the fatalities being investigated this week by Cal/OSHA is a paving company employee who came too close to an airplane at a Sacramento Valley airport. Read more here ... More...

‘Don’t Bar CPR’ Bill Before Assembly An ugly incident in which an elderly woman died after a retirement home staff member refused to perform life-saving measures because of company policy has spurred legislative action to prevent such policies. The bill is moving along in the state Assembly. Read more here ... More...

Disney Cites Reduced What was a citation package with three willful-serious violations has been seriously reduced based on “new information” from the famed theme park, Cal/OSHA says. Read more here ... More...

Correction on Chevron/Brand Story An incident involving a confined-space injury happened after the dismantling of a scaffold, the company involved notes. Read more here ... More...

Changes to Foot Protection Proposal Stakeholders objected to a Standards Board proposal to allow temporary foot protection. In response, staff has made changes that it says “more than adequately” address the concerns. See if you agree. Comments are due later this month. Read more here ... More...

Two Employers Cited in 2012 Confined Space Death; False Bottom Collapsed Not all confined-space fatalities are alike, as a 2012 case recently cited by Cal/OSHA illustrates. What are the lessons to be learned from this case? Find out in this week's Cal-OSHA Reporter. Read more here ... More...