The Cal/OSH Standards Board wouldn’t go as far as to declare an emergency situation requiring immediate rulemaking on the construction personnel hoist (CPH) issue. But it has agreed to a …
The long-simmering battle over when, where and how to place construction personnel hoists (CPHs) at California construction projects is likely coming to a head. The Division of Occupational Safety and …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers involved in workplace fatality cases have come to agreements concerning Cal/OSHA citations. The settlements show that even in the most serious …
In an unusual and negotiated agreement, Cal/OSHA gets the penalties it sought and abatement at a troubled refinery, and the facility’s former owner avoids having six willful-serious violations on its …
There is some news about the most recent settlements between Cal/OSHA and employers in major injury and fatality cases. Employers are routinely seeing reductions of 32% to 70% of proposed …
Cal/OSHA saw a 17% increase this fiscal year compared to the previous year, but newly minted Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an essentially flat budget for 2019-20. The governor’s budget …
Even though the regulatory front was relatively quiet in 2018, it was nonetheless an eventful year for California’s occupational safety and health community. Here’s a look at the top stories …
Among the hundreds of Cal/OSHA citation cases recently settled and approved by the Appeals Board are fatality and serious injury cases with significant proposed penalties. Here are some of those …