Quote of the day
“… public trust in meaningful open meetings and a fair regulatory process demands that this proposed regulation be rejected.”
From a letter by a coalition of agricultural organizations urging the Office of Administrative Law to reject Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat illness prevention standard.
Get the full story in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
Heat Standard Legality in Question
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.
Will Heat Illness Violations Be Decided By Workers’ Comp Judges?
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 …
Fed-OSHA says California Has Plenty of Fall Protection Options at Six Feet
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.
Rob Moutrie: Chamber Attorney Wears Many Hats
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.
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