Juliann Sum, who took the helm of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in 2013 during a time of tumult, has officially retired from Cal/OSHA, during a tumultuous stretch. Sum has been transitioning to retirement by using accrued leave for some time. During her administration there have been accomplishments and controversies. Sum became DOSH …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health Santa Ana district office and two Department of Industrial Relations units have a new location. The new address is 2 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, 92707. The DOSH district office is in Suite 720; the phone number is 714-558-4451. The Santa Ana office of the Division of Labor Standards …
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s office has settled its unlawful business practice case against Redwood Empire Sawmill in the 2013 death of a millwright. As is frequently the case, the DA’s office received more of the settlement than the deceased’s family. The company, owned by Pacific States Industries, will pay $375,000, including restitution to the …
The long-simmering battle over when, where and how to place construction personnel hoists (CPHs) at California construction projects is likely coming to a head. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health filed a request with the Standards Board for a revision to the Title 8 rules. The Appeals Board has issued conflicting opinions in cases …
Inching closer to a formal proposal to create an indoor heat regulation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has released its latest – and last – revisions to the draft standard. The revision refines the draft in several areas. Here they are: It clarifies that the trigger temperature for indoor heat illness protection of …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health conducted slightly fewer inspections in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 but issued significantly fewer citations – some 8%. If the final 2018 statistics hold the trend, Cal/OSHA will have cited employers for fewer violations than in 2017 and 2016, but still …
More California employees have suffered workplace fatalities in recent days, including two more falls. In Ojai, a roofer for Sebastian Roofing fell about 20 feet from a ladder onto concrete was pronounced dead at the scene, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health says. In Bakersfield, a self-employed handyman was replacing pads on an evaporative …