Tagged in: Cal/OSHA

Revisions to ‘Egregious,’ Enterprise Violations and Penalties Proposal

In response to comments last summer to its proposal to establish “egregious’ and enterprise-wide violations, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language. The Director’s Regulation is not yet in formal rulemaking. DOSH will hold a virtual advisory meeting on March 25th to discuss the changes. The revisions to §§ 332.4, … Read More »

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Autonomous Advisory Committee

The long and winding road to resolving the decades-long issue of how and when autonomous vehicles and equipment can be used in California agriculture gets a kick-start on March 26th. That’s when the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will convene an advisory committee to discuss autonomous tractors. Cal/OSHA says the meeting will be virtual to allow for … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Getting ‘Egregious’ Again

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the Department of Industrial Relations will soon release revised draft language to implement new regulations regarding egregious and enterprise-wide violations. A virtual advisory committee will follow that release on March 25th. The committee met in August 2024, and the new draft will reflect changes based on comments … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA on Woke Toilets

Cal/OSHA considered its obligation to consider Title 8 revisions to fulfill a 2023 bill the author believes will attract women to the construction trades. That legislation by Assemblyman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) requires the Board to consider changes to Construction Safety Orders §1526 to require all construction sites to have at least one single-user toilet for … Read More »

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Walking and Working Surfaces Committee

The sixth meeting of an advisory committee studying Title 8 revisions on so-called “walking/working surfaces” will assemble on March 5th and 6th in Oakland. The committee has been in discussion since October 2022 to implement Fed-OSHA-mandated changes regarding fall prevention. Those changes are detailed in an 84-page draft that covers everything from guardrail design to … Read More »

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