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Cal/OSHA On Impersonation Case: Inspectors Never Ask For Cash

As the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Bureau of Investigations and local authorities investigate several incidents of a man allegedly impersonating a Cal/OSHA inspector and seeking cash in lieu of citing establishments, the agency advises employers not to fall for such scams. A Cal/OSHA inspector will never request payment in lieu of citations or … Read More »

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Warrant Issued For Suspected Cal/OSHA Imposter (2)

Placer County Superior Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man police and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) suspect has been shaking down restaurant owners in Roseville and other parts of the state while posing as a Cal/OSHA inspector. The suspect is Raymond Richard Whitall II, 48, described as … Read More »

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Correction On Stranberg Story

Cal-OSHA Reporter‘s Flash Report this morning on the death of former DOSH Chief Robert Stranberg stated that he died in Edina, Minn. Stranberg actually passed away in Southern California. Funeral services were in Minnesota.

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Blizzard Of Comments Means More Time To Weigh In On Cal/Osha Avalanche Control Proposal

A nearly four-hour public hearing Thursday on a controversial proposal on avalanche blasting procedures at California’s ski resorts prompted the Cal/OSH Standards Board to extend the comment period on the rulemaking package by a week. Public comment periods on Standards Board proposals normally end at 5 p.m. the day of the public hearing, but a … Read More »

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Former Cal/OSHA Chief Dies

Robert Stranberg, who joined California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in its formative years and oversaw its dismantling and eventual reengagement in the late 1980s, died Feb. 9 in Edina, Minn. He was 83. Stranberg, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who retired as a colonel, joined the DOSH as a safety … Read More »

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Appeal Court Backs Cal/OSHA In Key Multi-Employer Case

A California Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of Overaa Construction in what has been regarded as a key test of Cal/OSHA’s multi-employer worksite regulation. But the Jan. 31 ruling left unanswered a key question in the controversial regulation that allows the agency to cite multiple employers for the same violation. The Third Appellate District, … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Diacetyl Talks Set For Feb. 13

Cal/OSHA’s Research and Standards Unit will convene an advisory committee Feb. 13 in Oakland to discuss potential regulatory solutions to the emerging worker health threat from the flavoring chemical diacetyl. California Labor Federation and United Food and Commercial Workers union petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board for an emergency standard and eventual permanent standard to protect … Read More »

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Diacetyl: No Emergency Standard, But Discussions Continue

Labor groups urging the Cal/OSH Standards Board to enact an emergency regulation to prevent worker exposures to the so-called “popcorn lung” disease were disappointed that the board declined to take that step at its Jan. 18 meeting in Costa Mesa. But they’ll get the chance to make their case again in early February when an … Read More »

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