March Advisors’ Meeting Began With Budget Talk (Part 1)

SAN FRANCISCO - The lingering uncertainty about the extent of federal funding for the Cal-OSHA program was Topic A at the March 7 meeting of the Cal-OSH Advisory Committee. Chief John Howard used charts to explain it. Cal-OSHA is assuming a 15.3% reduction in federal funds. Consultation, which is 80% federally funded, would be greatly impacted, Cal-OSHA field compliance less so.Of the total 1995-96 Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) budget of $214.4 million, the Division of Occupational Safety a