Tagged in: Cal/OSHA

CIHC’s Petition on Airborne Contaminants

As expected, the California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC) has petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to add clarifying language to the airborne contaminants standard regarding personnel competency to perform air monitoring. The organization says it is not seeking a requirement for certified industrial hygienists to perform such monitoring, rather to make clear what competency looks like, … Read More »

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Heavy Citations Following Amputation

Cal/OSHA seeks more than $200,000 in penalties against a San Jose sheet metal manufacturer following the second amputation incident at the company in about a year, despite previous citations. The Division cited All FAB Precision Sheetmetal for two serious violations – including a willful repeat – and willful violation of the fatality and serious injury … Read More »

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Fatality Cases Bring Citations

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several more employers after investigating 2025 workplace fatalities. The incidents themselves were first reported in the pages of Cal-OSHA Reporter. Herc Rentals, Fontana: This employer faces three alleged serious violations and $63,000 in proposed penalties in the wake of a June 2025 fatality. An equipment operator … Read More »

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Employer Safety Recognition

Nine employers have earned Cal/OSHA’s recognition for their efforts to promote workplace safety. They include new entrants into the agency’s difficult-to-attain Voluntary Protection Program for Construction (VPP-C), the Cal/SHARP program, and the Golden Gate Partnership Program. Here are the new employers: FLINT Design Build, based in Roseville, is the newest member of VPP-C. it qualified … Read More »

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More Petitions for Respiratory Standards

New petitions to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board seek engineering controls for a common task in healthcare settings, and for warning signs at construction sites about respiratory protection. The Board has six months to take action on these petitions. A petition from California Nurses for Environmental Health & Justice (CNEH&J) would require the use of fume … Read More »

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How Much Did Employers Pay in Fatality Settlements?

Cal/OSHA’s Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements in citation cases during January, including eight involving fatalities. Many of these deaths were preventable, and Cal-OSHA Reporter provides the incident summaries for the lessons learned. Others may be the result of the deceased’s own judgment or actions. Here are the case summaries and results. Developer Kenneth Leon, … Read More »

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