Quote of the day
“If passed, this change will make it easier for employers to be in compliance.”
Safety consultant Dave Smith, commenting on the just-published revisions to Cal/OSHA’s first-aid kit requirements.
Read about the long-awaited changes and the reaction to them in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
Cal/OSHA’s Rx for First-Aid Kits
It took nearly 20 years after stakeholders began petitioning Cal/OSHA for reforms to its requirements for first-aid kits. Finally, the changes have been published – for the second time. Will this version stick? Learn the new requirements in this week’s premium edition of Cal-OSHA Reporter. Subscribers can click here …
PSM Changes to Settle a Lawsuit
Six years after an oil industry group sued Cal/OSHA over its Process Safety Management reforms, the Standards Board has published its revisions in an effort to settle. An insider exclusively reveals the story of what was really behind all the folderol in the first place. It’s quite the inside story.
California-Specific Diving Rules
The Office of Administrative Law has approved a long-running quest to keep California-specific professional diving rules intact. See how these new OSHA regulations work and learn what Hookah diving is in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
Final Approval for Confined Spaces Reg
After more than 10 years of effort and several tries, confined space rules for construction have received their final “clean-up.” Click here to see what the changes are and when they become effective.