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Cal/OSHA Considers Revising Avalanche Control Regulation

Cal/OSHA is moving to revise its regulation on avalanche control blasting procedures for California’s ski industry. The move was prompted by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and will be the topic of a Standards Board advisory committee in August in Sacramento. The move comes after two fatalities occurred despite using Cal/OSHA instituted procedures … Read More »

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Fatality Lessons

Sometimes simple operations go wrong. Nevertheless, after workplace fatalities it’s time to assess what happened and learn how tragic incidents can be prevented. Here are several more illustrative fatality cases Cal/OSHA recently concluded and what we can learn from them. In many cases, as you’ll see, the fatalities were caused by acts by the employees … Read More »

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3 Workers Killed, 2 by Vehicles

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating three recent workplace fatalities, including two workers who died when vehicles plowed into them. In San Francisco, 34-year old Lilianna Preciado, a utility plumber for San Francisco Public Utilities, was killed when a vehicle that was being loaded onto a flatbed tow truck slipped off on … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Cites Dozens in Recent Fatalities

Concluding investigations begun in the latter part of 2017, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited dozens of employers in workplace fatality cases ranging from fatal falls, crushings, tree-trimming incidents, even a deadly spider bite. Some significant cases are documented here: Pinned by Bean Bags In the case of C&F Foods, DOSH cited … Read More »

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Amusement Operator Fees

Cal/OSHA is hoping to increase fees for permitting and inspecting portable amusement rides, has released a detailed breakdown of its costs. The Division’s Amusement Ride and Tramway Unit (ART) wants to raise the inspection fee from $125 to $206. DOSH says the ART unit cannot operate under the current fee structure, which has been in … Read More »

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7 Fatalities: 3 Falls

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating seven more workplace fatalities including three more falls, which have been by far the leading source of fatalities in California workplaces this year. By our count there have been well over 20 such incidents this year. The latest was earlier this week in San Diego, where … Read More »

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Settlements in Major Cal/OSHA Cases

Cal/OSHA was quick to cite a Chico company in the December 2017 death of a truck driver who was delivering debris to a Sonoma County landfill during the cleanup from the October Wine Country firestorm. Now the Cal/OSHA case is concluded. RHC Equipment will pay some 36% of the proposed $32,400. The settlement was among … Read More »

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