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Oct 3, 2025

Quote of the day

“California has had major problems in their CDL program going back a number of years.”
Retired trucker Joseph Rajkovacs, on the controversy over non-English-speaking big rig drivers and safety. Is California granting commercial licenses to people who have no business on the road?
Get the full story on this important topic in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.

Fatal Crash Exposes California Licensing Problems

What does a horrible crash in Florida have to do with truck driver certification in California? Here’s the answer, and how it could cost this state millions.

 

Multiemployer Scaffold Case

Two employers face hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties after a scaffold collapsed at a Los Angeles construction project. One settles, one is appealing. Here’s what Cal/OSHA proposed and the results so far.

 

Oh So Many Advisory Committees

Cal/OSHA, including the Standards Board and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has numerous rulemaking projects pending. Here is the complete

 

Workplace Fatality Update

Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California.