It’s almost February, marking the three-month period during which employers must post their Cal/OSHA Form 300A – the summary of workplace injuries and illnesses for 2021. And by March 2nd, employers must electronically post the form to the Fed-OSHA portal. The annual summary, which must be posted in a visible and easily accessible area at …
In just a few days (February 1st), California employers must post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2021. Part of that summary will include the number of cases involving injuries or illnesses with days away from work, job restriction, or transfer. That data plus hours worked develops what is commonly known as …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board says it acknowledges some dental operations lack the required knowledge of the bloodborne pathogens standard or have failed to implement exposure control. But it denied a petition from associations representing dental assistants to add specific training requirements to the BBP standard. The Board determined the proposal was out of its jurisdiction. …
There are five new workplace fatalities under investigation, all from undetermined causes. In Costa Mesa, an employee of Chevron ExtraMile was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead. In La Palma, an employee of Godfrey Trucking was found unresponsive inside a truck. In Five Points, near Fresno, an employee of Simplot AB Retail Sub collapsed and …
The governor’s office announces that it has filled a newly created technical position in the leadership of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health. He also has reappointed the two current deputy chiefs. But as of this writing, there is no word on the vacant chief’s position, left so when Doug Parker was appointed Assistant …
Saying its increasing workload is making it increasingly challenging to provide a “consistent level of critical services,” the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has submitted a budget proposal to the state legislature to fund five new legal positions. The Board seeks $983,000 for fiscal-year 2022-23 and $914,000 per year going forward “to assist with legal unit workload …
Employer appeals in recent serious Cal/OSHA cases, including fatalities, produced a range of results in settlement talks. In one case, an employer saw its penalties reduced by 96%, while others paid almost all the penalties proposed by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. There were a wide range of results. Here are some of …