Blog Archives

Most Cited & Appealed Cal/OSHA Violations – 2021

Almost half of the most-cited Title 8 violations in 2021 involved the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) standards, and specific regulations related to airborne infectious diseases due to the COVID pandemic. And it was those safety orders which were among the most appealed violations of the year. Traditionally, the IIPP standards, General Industry Safety … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Workplace Fatality Update – April 1, 2022

There are six workplace fatalities from recent weeks. They include two fatal falls, a struck-by event and three fatalities classified as unknown and likely from natural causes. In Santa Rosa, an employee of Westech Roofing fell some 10 feet. In Clovis, an employee of an as-yet unidentified employer fell approximately 35 feet while trimming a … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

ETS to Become Permanent?

Against the backdrop of the pandemic becoming endemic, mask requirements terminated in most states and businesses, and a public who has had just about enough, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is finalizing language for the final version of its COVID emergency temporary standard. The Standards Board is expected to pass on it on … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Standards Board Approves Technology

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has signed off on a paperwork reduction act of sorts for variance applications. It could take effect as soon as July 1 after a review by the state Office of Administrative Law. The proposal for paperless applications eliminates a decades-old requirement for multiple printed copies. It revises Standards Board rule §411 … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

New OSH-Related Bills Introduced

Legislation introduced would revise Cal/OSHA’s heat illness prevention standard to account for what the author calls “ultra-high heat” – 105ºF. Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) says the increase in days with such conditions, currently 35 per year, means the current requirements of General Industry Safety Orders §3395 “are inadequate.” California leads the nation in heat illness … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Springtime Safety Kickoff

It’s been a long time coming, but the Bakersfield chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) finally got together in person for a professional development conference. It was a well-attended event – approximately 400 attendees – and packed with compelling presenters. The PDC also featured more than 50 exhibitors at Mechanics Bank Convention … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 25, 2022

There are four new workplace fatalities under investigation from the second week in March. In Santa Clara, an employee of an as-yet unidentified employer was electrocuted while trimming branches on a tree. In San Jose, an employee of TDDGUS, Inc., was killed after falling while installing wood trusses. In Trabuco Canyon, an employee of T-Y … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »

New DOSH Chief Sworn In

The new chief of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Jeff Killip, was sworn in earlier this week and has started in his new post. Killip was administered the oath of office in a small ceremony at DOSH headquarters in Oakland. Killip comes to Cal/OSHA from another DOSH – that of the Washington Safety … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Read More »