DOSH Tells High Court That Title 8 Safety Standards Should Be Admissible in – Third-Party Injury Lawsuits

GLENDALE -- An appellate court erred when it reversed a Superior Court ruling that allowed consideration of Cal/OSHA regulations in a civil suit by an injured worker against a general contractor, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) told the California Supreme Court in an amicus brief submitted in the case Elsner v. Uveges.Last-minute amendments to 1999's AB 1127 were meant only to shield DOSH personnel from having to testify as expert witnesses and to preserve the Division's imm