The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has denied a petition from a San Diego-area pastor to rescind the Title 8 COVID regulation. The Board says petitioner Ricardo Beas failed to support his assertions with relevant data. Perhaps more relevant, the regulation will expire in early 2025, making the petition moot. T he Division of Occupational Safety and …
Seven new employers have qualified for Cal/OSHA’s Golden Gate Partnership Program, which recognizes effective Injury and Illness Prevention Programs. They include: Architectural Unlimited/Paragon Steel Erectors, in Encinitas. This Inglewood-based glazing and structural steel contractor has an EMR of 078 and its workers’ comp insurance is provided by State Compensation Insurance Fund. Krismar Construction Co., at …
There are nine new California workplace fatalities. Four were from falls. In Woodland, a laborer for Proframe, Inc., was working at a new construction site when he fell about 45 feet to the ground and died at the scene. Rocklin-based Proframe is a general contractor specializing in framing, concrete, fencing, siding, and decking. It has …
The Feds were generally complimentary toward the California state plan in its Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation (FAME) report. However, there were several new “findings and observations” in the evaluation covering October 1st, 2022, through September 30th, 2023. Cal/OSHA’s continuing hiring challenge plays a leading role in Fed-OSHA’s fiscal year 2023 concerns—other criticisms centered on …
General contractor Rudolph and Sletten has some 10 years in a Voluntary Protection Program-Construction (VPP-C) journey that keeps rolling and helps spread a safety culture throughout the industry. The latest VPP-C site is a special project, the Skilled Nursing and Memory Care Facility at the sprawling Veteran’s Home of California in Yountville, administered by CalVet. …
A Fed-OSHA initiative to revise an almost 45-year-old standard concerning emergency response is raising questions about whether the proposal goes too far and whether it fails to consider potential unintended consequences and costs. The Feds’ response to these questions matters because Cal/OSHA will eventually have to revise its standards to comply with ‘at least as’ …
There are four new California workplace fatalities. In Kneeland, Humboldt County, two employees of EHS Amentum, a pilot and co-pilot, were killed when their plane crashed on approach to the local airstrip. Amentum is a consulting, engineering, and program and facilities management firm. Its EMR is 46 EMR and workers’ comp coverage through All-American Insurance. …