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Golden Gate Recognition

The following employers have been recognized by the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service under the Golden Gate Partnership program, which awards certificates to employers who request a Consultation visit and demonstrate an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Anning-Johnson Co. in Newport Beach. This specialty contractor which specializes in exterior wall systems, decking and roofing, has an … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA’s Publishes Workplace Violence Prevention Model

SB 553, California’s new workplace violence prevention law, becomes effective in just a few months for California’s non-healthcare employers. Cal/OSHA has published a model program to help employers gear up before enforcement on July 1st. Law firms and employer organizations have been scrambling to put out their own versions ahead of the implementation date. Senator … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 15, 2024

There were three new California workplace fatalities in late February. In Rancho Cordova, an employee of an as-yet unidentified company was crushed by a vehicle that slid off an elevated lift. In Signal Hill, an employee of Power Trip Rentals was killed after being run over by a vehicle he was working on. The company … Read More »

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A Law for Heat Illness Training?

As the Cal/OSHA Standards Board prepares to finalize regulations to protect indoor workers from heat illness, a state legislator is focusing on requiring outdoor workers to be trained on the  existing outdoor regulations. It is becoming more common for the legislature to impose itself on what has appropriately been the purview of the Cal/OSHA Standards … Read More »

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Appeals Court Rules on Foot Protection Case

Although Interline Brands’ San Bernardino facility (now known as Home Depot USA) has provided substantial foot protection for its warehouse workers, it didn’t provide it for all employees. Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, according to an unpublished decision issued by the California Court of Appeal, correctly cited the warehouse for a violation of … Read More »

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Fatalities: Citations Issued, Lessons Learned About these Workplace Tragedies

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited about a dozen employers in fatality cases from the late spring and summer of 2023. Here’s what happened in these cases, DOSH’s subsequent action, and the lessons that can be drawn from these incidents. Northern California Fire Protection Services: A May 16th incident involving a fall … Read More »

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