Quote of the day
“The magnitude of the incident that we’re facing in L.A. County has brought everyone to the table and focused on a solution.”
Cal/OSHA’s Michael Wilson on the work to produce a respirator that works for wildland firefighters exposed to a toxic stew of smoke.
Read about the collaborative effort to make this breakthrough in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter
Wildland Firefighter Respirators
The search for an operational wildland firefighting respirator is getting tantalizingly close to resolution. Here’s the latest on this groundbreaking effort, plus an important development in protecting firefighters battling the L.A. blazes.
Exit Sign Petition Door Closed
Why was a request to add a pictogram as an option for building exit signs turned down by Cal/OSHA? The answers are many, but they boil down to one factor.
Safety in the ‘Next Phase’ of Fires
The L.A. fires are mostly contained and could soon be out if projected rain appears. But the hard work of cleaning up and recovering is only just beginning. Here are some things to watch out for and how to keep safe during these critical tasks.
Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California from the second week of January.