Quote of the day
“This seems like a common-sense issue. Of course, PPE should be properly fitting. But we cannot buy what doesn’t exist.”
Cassie Hilsaski, vice president of safety and health for Nibbi Bros. Construction, about a Cal/OSHA proposal on personal protective equipment that would bring the state in line with federal requirements.
Get the full story in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.
Defense Says Appeals Board Pre-Hearing Requirements ‘Burdensome’
Defense attorneys say that new requirements for prehearing conferences by administrative law judges in Cal/OSHA cases are becoming burdensome. Here’s what the controversy is all about.
PPE Proposal a Good Compliance Fit?
Cal/OSHA is moving quickly to adopt federal rules on the design and fit of personal protective equipment in construction. But what realities on the ground make it difficult?
The State of California has a $12 billion deficit. Here’s how the governor proposes to affect the Cal/OSHA programs in the coming fiscal year.
Here are some lessons on fall protection from the recent National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.
A worker is seriously injured performing maintenance on the assembly line at Tesla’s famous Fremont manufacturing facility. Did the company report the injury as required? And why is there no record of Cal/OSHA investigating the incident?