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Advisory Committee to Discuss Trench Protections June 23 in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO — The Cal/OSH Standards Board will convene an advisory committee June 23 to look at proposed revisions to the Construction Safety Orders that would add clearer protections for employees working near trenches. The action is the result of a request by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), which believes existing Construction Safety … Read More »

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Section 5144: A Bad Fit for Tuberculosis – Control in California?

SACRAMENTO — When California adopts a federal change to occupational safety and health regulations and the proposal is substantially the same as the federal action, the state is not required to gather public comment. Often, if not most of the time, the Cal/OSH Standards Board asks for public comment anyway, to identify any “clear and … Read More »

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Board Denies Winch Petition

SACRAMENTO — The Cal/OSH Standards Board denied a petition at its May 20 meeting from two truckers who sought to have truck winches redesigned. It also granted a variance to a Southern California utility on live-line barehand techniques for workers. The petitioners, Daryl Im and Paul Taber, requested that the board amend Title 8 to … Read More »

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Citations Issued in Napa Bridge Collapse

OAKLAND — Stabilizing guy cables that were not moved to a beam as they should have been, and jacks that were inexactly placed under the beam were the likely cause of a deadly bridge project collapse in Napa last December, according to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). DOSH has cited the main … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (119)

OAKLAND — The Office of Administrative Law has approved revisions to Division of Labor Statistics and Research regulations on reporting work-related injuries and illnesses. The changes affect Title 8, 14300.10, .12, .29 and .48 on recording requirements for occupational hearing loss and work-related musculoskeletal disorders MSDs) on Cal/OSHA Form 300. They remove a sunset date … Read More »

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Amusement Ride Penalties “Better Calibrated” for Small Employers

OAKLAND — Fleshing out Cal/OSHA’s emerging philosophy toward regulating permanent amusement parks, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Acting Chief Len Welsh told several dozen members of the regulated public that its penalty regulations for parks are meant to be “better calibrated” to avoid a disproportionate effect on small employers. Welsh’s remarks came during … Read More »

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OSHA Seeking Harwood Proposals

OAKLAND — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting proposals for some $5.3 million in grants for safety and health education under the Susan Harwood Training Grants program. The grants are available to nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, and are targeted toward developing materials to educate Hispanic and Latino workers, employers in … Read More »

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Amusement Ride Penalty Provision, Construction Permit Committees to Meet

Almost five years after the law giving the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) authority over permanent amusement rides became effective, the Division is preparing to put the last piece of the regulatory puzzle in place. DOSH has released proposed penalty regulations implementing 1998’s AB 850. The Division previously put into place administrative and … Read More »

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