Cal/OSHA's says it plans on the next go around, to pass muster with the Office of Administrative Law for the indoor heat illness prevention standard. It intends to have it in place by summer. It’s been a saga, a controversy, and sometimes a mess. But they’re hoping next time’s a charm.

Two construction employers in Northern and Southern California face significant, and in one case, heavy penalties after employees died in trench collapses. Here’s what Cal/OSHA says the employers failed to do.

Cal/OSHA framing contractors say they are willing to compromise on fall protection requirements demanded by Fed-OSHA. Will the Feds work with the industry and resolve this longstanding dispute over trigger heights?

Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California from recent days.

Two separate petitions are mounting challenges to Cal/OSHA’s COVID regulation. And both pro-vide interesting perspectives and raise important questions. Here’s what they allege and the reasons for their petitions.

Here are the latest companies to receive Cal/OSHA VPP certification and recertification.

Cal/OSHA intends to adopt the Fed-OSHA so-called "walkaround" rule. Can the unintentional consequences compromise employees' safety and the employer's property?

Several major fatality cases have come to a conclusion after negotiations between Cal/OSHA and the employers involved. Here’s how the cases came out, and lessons to be learned from these tragic incidents.

The latest Cal/OSHA fatalities include two falls, two struck-bys and a crushing. Here’s what we know so far.

Here's how leading indicators can prevent the lagging variety and how employers use them to keep their workplaces safe.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published a revision to its controversial fall protection proposal for residential construction. Are there any big deals in this latest move?

Beginning her career in Washington, D.C., Rachel Conn found she could be more impactful by working in law. She now defends businesses facing workplace citations and help clients come into compliance with regulations.

Two workers died from falls at job sites and another two died of unknown causes after collapsing on the job.

The legal status of the controversial indoor heat standard approved last month remains questionable. A coalition of growers is challenging the legality of the Standards Board's vote. Get the inside details here.

The new legislation would allow applicant's attorneys to allege Cal/OSHA violations and require workers' comp judges to make findings about Cal/OSHA violations relating to a proposed heat presumption. Get the gory details here ...

California’s residential construction sector says Fed-OSHA’s imposition of the 6-foot fall protection trigger here will upend a carefully crafted regulation that has worked for over 20 years. The Feds say the state has plenty of alternatives to comply.

As an attorney for the California Chamber of Commerce, Rob Moutrie sometimes gives input to Cal/OSHA about proposed regulations affecting businesses and lobbies legislators considering bills that may affect his clients.

Struck-bys are a leading cause of workplace fatalities, especially in construction. Here’s how to participate in an annual event to educate the workforce on how to avoid these all-too-common tragedies.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board defied the Department of Finance, which demanded that it stop a vote on the indoor heat illness prevention standard. But was the vote legal? Did the Board follow procedures? And was the request to postpone the vote really “last minute”? Here’s what we know about the controversial continuing crisis of confidence so far.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has plenty on its plate this year. Here are the rulemaking packages that are scheduled to see daylight in 2024

Respirator fit-testing protocols are about to get new additions by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board after a public hearing on a proposal mandated by Fed-OSHA changes. Here is what the proposal contains.

Outbreaks of certain diseases are associated with homeless encampments. Cal/OSHA has no specific regulations for employees dealing with the homeless or migrants. People are advised to use caution and common sense when encountering encampments. Here are some rules for the road from experienced people.

Among the dozens of Cal/OSHA cases settled in February were several serious-injury and exposure cases, with large proposed penalties. Here’s how those cases came out in the end.

New workplace fatalities this month include a surveyor who was struck by a vehicle and a worker who died in a forklift accident.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board thought it was going to vote on the indoor heat illness prevention regulation. Then it got a surprise call. Here’s what happened next.

A California appeals court has ruled on a pandemic-era suit to upend Cal/OSHA’s emergency videoconference hearing rules. Here’s what the Court of Appeal says.

Employers can no longer ask potential hires about marijuana use or use hair or urine tests to detect cannabis. New technology with breathalyzers could allow tests to continue within the new law.

Michael Donlon didn’t expect to have a career in safety, but now looks back with pride on his accomplishments. He became disillusioned with Cal/OSHA, but says he finished his career on a high note.

Cal/OSHA and employers have resolved six fatality cases from recent years. Here’s how the cases concluded and what we can learn from these incidents.

Fatalities in early March include violence against a security guard, and a truck driver killed when his vehicle hit an overpass in Oakland, and a forklift incident in Los Angeles.

Cal/OSHA intends to mirror Fed-OSHA’s electronic reporting rule, Here’s what the agency proposes and how you can weigh in about it.

Here are the latest employers to receive safety achievement recognition from Cal/OSHA.

Steve Johnson's career took several turns, including working in environmental services and doing safety inspections on the Alaskan pipeline. He is on construction sites about twice a month to inspect workplaces for safety.

In fewer than four months, Cal/OSHA will start enforcing the requirements of SB 553, aimed at preventing workplace violence. Now the agency has published a model program to help employers craft their programs. Here’s what it looks like.

There were three workplace fatalities that involved vehicles in late February, including two struck-by incidents and a crushing.