The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board regularly takes cases under “reconsideration,” challenging administrative law judges’ decisions. Most are garden variety – either the cited employer or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health disagree with one or more aspects of the decision. But among the most recent cases, the board agreed to take on are some unique …
The Injury and Illness Prevention Program celebrated its 30th anniversary as an official Cal/OSHA regulation this month. There was no observance of the milestone. But the IIPP is observed in other ways. It’s supposedly the foundation for California employers’ safety programs, but it is the most often Title 8 regulation for which employers are cited …
A Cal-OSHA Reporter subscriber recently posed this question about the COVID reporting obligation to Cal/OSHA. We’re pleased to provide the answer to clarify the requirements for others. The subscriber is an employer with two employees who contracted COVID, but neither got it on the job. The employees called in to report they were sick with …
Elizabeth Treanor is one of the most respected stakeholders in the Cal/OSHA community and a respected voice of reason on the employer side. She has retired from her duties as director of the Phylmar Regulatory Roundtable’s OSH Forum. Taking over is Helen Cleary, a veteran of occupational safety and health and voice the community has …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating 61 new workplace fatalities, 59 related to the coronavirus. The non-COVID fatalities include: An incident at SLP Trucking in Los Angeles. An employee was crushed to death when a truck fell off a jack stand. A fatal fall in Petaluma. The owner of J&K Roofing Service …
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in California and throughout the nation, there’s a new cause to worry. New variants of the virus have emerged. They are the Great Britain variant, the South African variant, the Nigerian, and Brazilian variants. While they don’t appear to be more virulent than the original, they seem to spread …
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 proposed budget would give the Cal/OSHA program an across-the-board increase. The proposal is part of an $850.6 million budget for the Department of Industrial Relations, a 4% increase. The total proposed Cal/OSHA budget, including the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and Standards and Appeals boards, is $186.1 million, 8% higher …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued some additions to its Frequently Asked Questions document on the recently enacted COVID standard – General Industry Safety Orders §3205. The changes are based on questions from stakeholders at a late-December meeting hosted by the Division. The document answers a big question – how DOSH plans …