Quote of the day
The heat “is here and we need to take heed.”
Gene Glendenning, manager of the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service, on the start of the heat season and the urgency of employers taking seriously their responsibility to protect employees.
Cal/OSHA is ramping up its annual heat illness prevention campaign as lots of rain transitions to lots of sun. Here’s how to beat the heat, plus some recent important Appeals Board decisions you should know about.
As California’s legislative season progresses, here is how bills of interest to the occupational safety and health community are faring.
The Who and How of Workplace Injuries
Travelers Insurance Group studied its claims and found key factors in the predictability that an employee will be injured. What are the most common injuries in industries? See a recent report that attempts to shed light on what happens in the workplace.
A shooting at an East Bay home improvement store is the latest fatal incident.