Tagged in: Cal/OSHA

New Workplace Violence Revisions

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health revised its draft regulation on general industry workplace violence prevention. The Division is accepting comments on its latest iteration of General Industry Safety Orders §3343 until June 1st. What happens next is the question. For the time being, DOSH is enforcing workplace violence prevention requirements through the California … Read More »

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Group Seeks Mower Update

A national trade organization for outdoor power equipment has petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to update its standard on power lawn mowers. The regulation, General Industry Safety Orders §3563, was first adopted in 1978 and has been amended three times, the last in 2010. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), based in Alexandria, Virginia, seeks … Read More »

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Decades Old Elevator Revise Finally Published

Before the recent Cal/OSHA Standards Board meeting in Santa Rosa, Cal-OSHA Reporter asked a stakeholder about what could come next on the rulemaking calendar. Many projects have been delayed by recent events – postponements and pandemics. What about the Group V Elevator Safety Orders, which could dislodge the mind-numbing monthly necessity of granting variances for … Read More »

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BOI Seeks Bigger Staff

A California Senate budget subcommittee held the first hearing on a budget change request that would significantly increase the number of investigators in Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations (BOI). While the Senate subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation did not vote on the BCP, its members appear receptive to the idea. The Department … Read More »

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BOI’s 2024 Report

Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations has published its 2024 annual report, bringing the Bureau up to date on public release of its legislatively mandated annual reports. The report is over a year late. More reporting is due. The 2025 report was to have been submitted by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to the Department … Read More »

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Big Decision Looming

The six-month clock is ticking down on the Cal/OSHA Standards Board. Time is running out, as the Board approaches its decision on whether to ban the fabrication of engineered stone in California. The rulemaking body is getting pressure from all sides. Attorneys appeared at the recent Board meeting in Santa Rosa on behalf of clients … Read More »

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