The latest workplace fatality incidents include three falls, an electrocution, a struck-by and two incidents of as-yet undetermined origin. Cal/OSHA is investigating all of them. All occurred in early June. The falls include: An unlicensed tree trimmer who fell about 75 feet at a worksite in Pacoima. An employee of Decco Construction in Laguna Beach …
Cal/OSHA alleges that the failure to adhere to established safety principles led to two employee fatalities in 2016. It has cited the employers for serious violations. In one case, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Bakersfield’s Bolthouse Farms for a repeat violation in a lockout/tagout (LOTO) case. The other employer, ArborWorks, Inc., faces serious …
Employers throughout California face hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties after Cal/OSHA cited them in workplace fatality cases. Here are some of the most notable cases and what other employers can learn from these tragedies. Merely receiving citations is not the end of the story. In most cases, employers appeal to the Cal/OSH Appeals …
As Cal/OSHA deliberates the best approach to regulating indoor heat illness, one employer with a unique perspective has pledged its assistance. That employer, Sherwin-Williams in Victorville, is a Cal/VPP Star site and it has had an indoor heat illness prevention program since 2008. The indoor program is part and parcel of its overall heat illness …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health says it sees no need for new requirements as existing regulations sufficiently cover the hazards of producing medical marijuana. AB 266 from 2015 required DOSH to convene an advisory committee to study the need for regulations, and it was required to report its findings by July 1st. Stakeholders …
Here are the latest California workplace fatalities. In the Southern California town of Bellflower, a plumber was electrocuted in a bizarre incident. The man was part of a team of repairmen doing work underneath a private residence. Somehow, an electric lamp made contact with a water source and shocked the plumber, according to Cal/OSHA. His …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health brought the latest iteration of its draft indoor heat illness prevention standard to a stakeholders meeting in Ontario, and it’s clear more work needs to be done. The trick is meeting the legislative mandate to promulgate the regulation while appeasing both sides of the debate. Those stakeholders had …
Fewer than 10 worker health and safety bills remain in play as the 2017-2018 legislative session progresses. Two of them have passed their houses of origin and seven others have cleared their committees and are being debated by their full chambers. Some still face opposition from employer groups. Here’s the latest on these bills of …