The Cal/OSH Standards Board officially welcomed its newest member, Dr. Nola Kennedy. Chair Dave Thomas administered the oath of office at the board’s January 17th meeting. Kennedy is the board’s …
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 …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has a new member. It also loses one. Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Nola Kennedy, 56, an industrial hygienist and professor at California State University, Northridge …
Juliann Sum, chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health since 2013, confirmed to the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee that she will retire from the post. At the same time, …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has approved what proponents say is a groundbreaking standard designed to protect healthcare workers from violence on the job. Dozens of nurses and other professionals …
An advisory committee has been authorized by Cal/OSH Standards Board to study a potential standard regulating the adult film industry. After years of debate and a vote killing the issue, …
SACRAMENTO – A hearing about California’s latest first-in-the-nation safety standard attracted nearly 150 people. The regulation is aimed at preventing violence against healthcare workers. Nurses and other healthcare workers applauded …
The August 20 meeting of the Cal/OSH Standards Board saw the swearing in of two new members and four reappointed members. Pictured is Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker …