There are five more workplace fatalities in California. Two were from falls. In Southgate, an employee of OC Roofing fell through a skylight. In Oxnard, an employee of Fairbanks Ranch, doing business as Rincon Fresh, attempted to jump over a one-foot-deep trench, but slipped and fell, hitting his head against a rock. In Goleta, an …
Cal/OSHA has published revisions to its controversial proposal for lead in construction and general industry, and the Standards Board is accepting comments until July 24th. But already a coalition of construction employers tells the Board that the changes don’t come anywhere near addressing its ongoing concerns. Here are the proposed revisions in the 15-day notice: …
Cal/OSHA is 50 years old and perhaps it needs some rebranding. That could be the thinking behind a recent memorandum from Division of Occupational Safety and Health Chief Jeff Killip seeking suggestions for a potential “tag line” for the agency. Cal-OSHA Reporter has obtained a copy of the memo. “We are creating a Cal/OSHA tagline …
The California Legislature has approved, and Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 132, the latest version of legislation aimed at addressing firearms safety on movie and television productions. The bill, and previous incarnations, were spurred by a fatal shooting of a cinematographer and the wounding of the director in October 2021 on the set of …
There are two confirmed California workplace-related fatalities from recent weeks, plus several other “unknowns” that could be related to heat illness. In Bakersfield, an employee of DD’s Discount who was injured in a stockroom fall in October 2022 recently died. Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating whether the death is related to …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co. in the October 2022 fatality of a tree worker who was pulled into woodchipper. While acknowledging the horrific nature of the incident, Bartlett’s safety director insists its safety program was not and is not deficient and the death was due to …
In citing two Half Moon Bay employers for failing to protect its employees from and respond to a savage act of workplace violence, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is relying on provisions of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) standard. In this instance, Cal/OSHA’s use of the IIPP provides employers with valuable …
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the owner of two restaurants in Sacramento and Roseville to pay $140,000 in back pay and damages to 35 employees after the employer used an unusual and scandalous tactic to determine if they had been stealing. Taqueria Garibaldi brought in a fake priest to“hear confessions” during work hours …