La Mirada’s Ahern Rentals is not negligent in the death of a worker who was killed in the process of changing a tire on an industrial truck at its site. …
An oil industry trade group is suing Cal/OSHA to force changes to the Process Safety Management regulation. But it also is petitioning the Standards Board for revisions. What gives? On …
There are eight more COVID-19 deaths, and several other workplace fatalities. The non-COVID cases include: An incident at a construction project in Vista. An employee of West Coast Underground was …
Even well-trained and experienced employees make assumptions and mistakes out of control of the employer that get them hurt and killed. A 2019 workplace fatality illustrates the need for employer …
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied an appeal from AFL-CIO, which seeks to require Fed-OSHA to enact an emergency regulation to protect working people from …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited Hayward’s St. Rose Hospital for violations of the workplace violence in healthcare standard. The Division seeks about $8,000 in penalties. DOSH …
There are slightly fewer industries on Cal/OSHA’s latest list of high-hazard industries, but the 40 sectors on the roll represent 20% additional establishments and one-third more employees than the current …