Reader Bernard Moore, of Moore Compliance, a Southern California safety compliance and training firm, has some observations. He informs Cal-OSHA Reporter that his clients are asking whether they are supposed to …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board will convene an advisory committee on July 10 to study the need to update a regulation on laboratory safety. The move is a response to a …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has published a 15-day notice of proposed modification for forklifts. The rule change governs when forklift operators can leave their lifts while running to load or …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted what it calls groundbreaking changes to its process safety management standard for oil refineries. But not everyone is so happy. The oil industry still doesn’t …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board, at its April meeting, unanimously adopted a new requirement: Employers must be more explicit in detailing their emergency evacuation action plans. It applies to most employers. …
An organization representing 61 health officers from California counties and cities petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board to drop its requirement for annual tuberculosis testing of healthcare workers. The requirement is …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board accepted two recommendations by the Construction Employers Association to revise new requirements on safety for reinforcing concrete construction and post-tensioning operations. The proposal, based on a …
The Western States Petroleum Association petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board for an emergency regulation exempting refineries and similar facilities from a recent court ruling on rest breaks. The California Supreme …