There are 31 new workplace fatalities from the first week of February, 29 of them related to COVID. The non-COVID fatalities include: An employee of StonePeak Ceramics in Anaheim, who was crushed to death while attempting to move granite slabs. An employee of the University of Southern California, who was found unresponsive. The cause of …
San Carlos’ Rudolph and Sletten just celebrated its seventh certification in Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program-Construction. What’s more, it has mentored seven subcontractors – “trade partners” in its parlance – into the agency’s Golden Gate recognition program. All of this was achieved while navigating the tricky waters of the pandemic. “It’s not the award that makes …
Cal/OSHA and employers in several fatality and serious-injury cases have agreed on settlements. We are continuing to see significant reductions in proposed penalties when employers challenge the cites. In those reviewed here, there was a total of $197,304 in proposed penalties, settlements ended up at $88,400 a 55% reduction. Here are some of the more …
Cal/OSHA reports some 40 new workplace fatalities, including more than 30 due to COVID. The non-COVID incidents include: A deadly incident in Thermal involving an employee of the California Highway Patrol, where an employee was struck and killed by a forklift. An as-yet undetermined incident in Livingston. An employee of Foster Farms was found dead …
The Department of Industrial Relations is providing detail about its request for an additional $8.7 million – paying for some 43 positions next fiscal year. It wants the money to pay for the added workload from three COVID-19 related bills. The legislation created a presumption for some cases of the virus and sought to boost …
Next week, a final ruling is expected on motions for temporary restraining orders enjoining the Cal/OSH Standards Board emergency COVID emergency temporary standard. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman denied the TROs in preliminary rulings. The underlying cases are brought by the National Retail Federation and other retail groups, along with the Western Growers …
On January 21st, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. In the absence (so far) of a new Fed-OSHA Administrator, the agency’s number two …
Get ready for another COVID-related marathon courtesy of Cal/OSHA, as the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has set February 11th, 12th, and 16th for advisory committee talks with stakeholders. …