Quote of the day
“It’s not nearly as controversial as residential was. They didn’t destroy the regulations the way they did with residential.”
Safety professional and former Cal/OSHA official Mike Donlon on “Phase 2” of Cal/OSHA’s adoption of the 6-foot fall protection trigger for construction.
Get the full story in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
Is Fall Protection Phase 2 Controversial?
Cal/OSHA’s resetting of the fall protection rules for residential construction triggered a huge backlash from that industry. Now the agency is adopting the six-foot rule for other parts of construction. What are stakeholders saying about this proposal?
Decade-Long Fatality Case Concludes
A worker is killed in a dark loading yard at a West Sacramento UPS facility. Cal/OSHA cited the employer, and what followed was a lengthy legal battle between the company and the agency. Here’s how the case came down in the end.
Cal/OSHA has completed its investigations into fatalities in the waning months of 2024. Here’s what the agency found and the actions it is taking – or not taking.
Here are the latest California fatal workplace incidents.