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A Peculiar Risk

On May 19th, the United States Department of Labor issued its Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Guidance goes into detail on how OSHA … Read More »

Field Fix on Trench System Okay?

A Superior Court judge has ruled Cal/OSHA properly cited a major general contractor for a willful violation. Its crew modified a trench protective system without first consulting the designing engineer. But the Shimmick/Obayashi joint venture will pay far less than the proposed $67,000. The judge says in the tentative ruling that a serious violation must … Read More »

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New York Amazon Workers Sue about COVID Safety Practices

Employees in a giant Amazon, Inc., fulfillment center in New York, filed a lawsuit against the company for practices they say have exposed them to COVID-19. One employee who worked at the Staten Island facility has died from the disease, and more than 40 others have become infected. At 840,000 square feet, the fulfillment center … Read More »

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‘Night Work’ for Agriculture Rule

After clearing its final regulatory hurdle – the Office of Administrative Law – Cal/OSHA’s new lighting requirements for agricultural operations conducted after sunset will see their sunrise in less than a month – July 1st. The Standards Board adopted the regulation in February and recently received OAL clearance. It will be effective in plenty of … Read More »

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Heat Illness Repeat Violation Upheld

This week’s Decisions section features two cases we thought were worth highlighting in the News section. In Giumarra Vineyards, the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board denied a petition for reconsideration by the employer and upheld a repeat serious violation of the heat illness prevention standard. The case involved an employee that experienced potential heat illness symptoms. Instead … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jun 12, 2020

This week’s Cal/OSHA workplace fatality report includes three deaths on a power line inspection project, a fall at a Los Angeles stadium under construction and eight more deaths due to complications from COVID-19, the virus from China. Near Vacaville, three men were killed when the helicopter they were working from collided with a 115-kilovolt high-tension … Read More »

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Setting the Stage for Permanent Wildfire Smoke Rule

Cal/OSHA’s recently published “placeholder” permanent regulation to protect employees from wildfire smoke is much like the emergency regulation that expires September 22nd. There are numerous minor changes, but none are considered by the cognoscente as substantial. A public hearing gave stakeholders an opportunity to advocate for revisions, since the standard will be in place for … Read More »

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Harwood Grants Available

Fed-OSHA has opened the 2020 window to apply for Susan Harwood Training Grants. The grants are available to employer associations, nonprofit organizations, unions, labor-management associations, Indian tribes and higher education. Applications must be submitted online by July 20. The agency is making $11.5 million available, and California organizations traditionally qualify for about 10% of the … Read More »

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