Ruling Exempting Gas Pipeline Work From Cal-OSHA – Jurisdiction Will Affect Thousands of Jobs

SACRAMENTO - Because the California Supreme Court has denied review, the appellate court decision in last year's Southern California Gas Co. case (No. B110876) stands: Cal-OSHA has no jurisdiction over employees who are directly engaged in gas pipeline work. So said SCG attorney David Reeves.In a telephone interview Reeves told COR Cal-OSHA has never had jurisdiction because the 1968 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (NGPSA) predated Cal-OSHA. As the state appellate court put it, The Division of Occup