A state-mandated economic impact assessment of Cal/OSHA’s proposed revisions to the lead standard concludes that the revisions would cost California industry hundreds of millions of dollars in the first year …
One quarter of adults who wound up in emergency rooms for asthma were there because they were exposed to asthma-inducing substances in the workplace. A pilot study by the California …
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 …
Two bills affecting safety have been offered in this legislative in this session. One concers ambulance drivers and the other blood lead levels. Here’s the story: Assemblyman Ash Kalra has …
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed AB 2963, which would have made a blood lead level of 25 micrograms per deciliter an automatic serious violation. The bill was vigorously opposed by employer …
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 1790, which mandates the California Department of Public Health to conduct an awareness campaign to help prevent Valley Fever. It was one of three …
Only three occupational safety and health-related bills remain active in the California Legislature. All theee are headed to a crucial hearing in the Senate Appropriations committee to be held early …
A bill by Assemblyman Mark Stone to expand a lead-related construction certification program of the California Department of Public Health has been amended to give Cal/OSHA a message: Get moving …