Quote of the day
The standards "are not perfect, but they work pretty well."
Former Cal/OSHA official Mike Donlon on fall-protection rules governing residential construction that are being challenged by Fed-OSHA.
Cal/OSHA Publishes Healthcare Violence Prevention Standard
Almost two years after nurses filed petitions for a standard to help protect them from assaults, the formal language has been introduced. Here’s a first look at the new standard.
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California Employment is Up – Are Injuries and Illnesses Increasing, Too?
Does an increase in California workers presage an increase in on-the-job incidents? Here are the latest statistics from the state and federal governments.
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Californians Questions Feds’ Call for Six-Foot Fall Protection Trigger
Cal/OSHA’s residential construction fall protection regulation is saving lives, stakeholders say. How come Fed-OSHA isn’t taking that into consideration?
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Three Workers Killed
What took the lives of three California workers in recent days? Here is what Cal/OSHA is working to figure out.
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Big Penalties in Fresno Shooting Range Explosion
What key mistake does DOSH say a public works department made leading to a deadly explosion at a Central Valley shooting range? Here’s what the Division alleges.
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