Quote of the day
“Training, and understanding fall prevention, is the difference between going home to your family at night” – or not.
Bryan Fink, senior safety director at general contractor Rudolph and Sletten, on the importance of the yearly Fall Protection Stand-Down, which will be held next week throughout the state and the nation.
Get the full story in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
2025’s Focus on Fall Prevention
It’s time for the annual fall protection stand-down week, which focuses on preventing this persistent source of fatalities and injuries in the workplace.
Latest Fatality Cases Include Indoor Heat Citations––A First for Fatalities?
Cal/OSHA cites employers in fatality cases from the second half of 2024, including what could be the first-ever serious violations for a fatality under the indoor heat illness standard.
Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Announced –– Three Meetings
After months of waiting, DIR finally announces this year’s meetings of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. Here’s the schedule.
Important ‘Serious Injury or Illness’ Changes in Title 8
The Title 8 definition of “serious injury or illness” been changed. So have reporting requirements. Premium subscribers can find all the answers here.
Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California.