Cal/OSHA says it is finalizing changes to its policies and procedures in the wake of a critical review by the state auditor that found a number of deficiencies in the enforcement program. CAL/OSHAâs comments are part of the required 60-day response to the State Auditorâs findings and recommendations. Here are some highlights of the response: …
At the close of last weekâs marathon Joint Legislative Hearing in the wake of a critical State Auditorâs report on Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health, chairman John Harabedian concluded, âCal/OSHA not only has a staffing problem, it has a leadership problem.â It doesnât appear that comment presages a change at the top of …
A review of Cal/OSHA enforcement by the California State Auditor (CSA) cites continuing staffing shortages and âlax management of its policies and proceduresâ â and sometimes the P&Ps themselves â for several deficiencies it identified after inspecting selected case files. Audits of state agencies are a more/less routine function of the CSA. The audit was …
In exclusive interviews and written communications with Workersâ Comp Executive former DIR Director Christine Baker responds directly to the State Auditorâs recent critical report. Baker, in her own inimitable fashion goes directly to the relevant points. This story canât be found anywhere else â and we include links to the full text of the Auditors …
After an outcry from its staff, the Department of Industrial Relations has revised its approach to digging into Cal/OSHA inspectorsâ outside teaching activities, limiting the scope of the inquiry and extending the deadline to respond until the end of the month. Reaction to the original audit has been resoundingly negative, likely leading to the March …
Regarding our March 12 story, âUproar over âDouble Dippingâ Auditâ, we received the following comments: âLet me see if I understand this correctly. As part of the state budget crisis, personnel are furloughed or salaries reduced in other ways. Unless it is a direct conflict of interest issue (e.g. âteachingâ a client who may be …
Alleged âdouble dippingâ by a former Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) employee has led to a far-ranging â and some say unconstitutional â audit of all DOSH staff and their outside activities. The audit, conducted by the Department of Industrial Relations Legal Unit, is prompting howls of protest from inspectors, with at least …
Cal/OSHA inspectors are loudly protesting a Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) probe into their outside activities that they say is unnecessarily intrusive and violates their privacy. Unions representing Division of Occupational Safety and Health personnel have demanded that DIR scale back the audit, which was triggered after an inspector was alleged to have improperly participated …