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Crane Kerfuffle Committee Authorized

Two prominent California union locals representing crane operators disagree about a petition by a certifying organization on exempting operators from demonstrating they are experienced on the cranes they operate. Cal/OSHA also opposes the petition. However, the Standards Board authorized an advisory committee to bring the sides together and determine whether changes are needed to the … Read More »

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OSH Fund Assessments Up

The Department of Industrial Relations is increasing the assessment of employers that fund Cal/OSHA and its various workers’ comp funds. The assessment – a fee rather than a tax actually – is determined by DIR without any legislative action. The OSH Fund was established in 2008 to stabilize Cal/OSHA’s funding. The Occupational Safety and Health … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA COVID Update

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is advising employers to follow new guidelines issued by the California Department of Public Health on COVID procedures in the workplace. The changes affect the definition of “infectious period” and provide testing recommendations. The new definition of infectious period for the purposes of the Cal/OSHA standard, General Industry … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Penalty Increases for 2024

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is increasing penalties for all violations except those classified as serious by 3% in 2024. It says the reason is to keep up with inflation. The good news if it can be called that, is the increase is less than half of 2023’s 7% rise. Since a 2015 … Read More »

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Top Stories of 2023

We’ve turned the page on another year, but with the first Cal-OSHA Reporter issue of 2024 – our 51st year – it’s time to look back at the stories that shaped 2023 and onward. Last year, Cal/OSHA introduced four new major regulations, issued citations in many significant cases, saw several bills of note signed into … Read More »

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In Case You Were Wondering . …

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has posted an agenda for a January 23rd meeting in Sacramento, less than a week after its monthly meeting on January 18th. As it turns out, the notice was filed to fulfill requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. But the meeting will consist almost exclusively of a closed session to … Read More »

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DOSH Chief Resigns

Less than two years after being sworn in as chief of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Jeff Killip is leaving the agency. His last day will be January … Read More »

Latest Cal/OSHA Inspection Stats 2023

Cal/OSHA opened 5% more inspections in the first three quarters of 2023 compared to last year but issued citations for 45% fewer penalties, according to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health data. The Division conducted 5,314 inspections between January and September, compared to 5,062 during the same quarters in 2022. Conversely, it cited 6,342 … Read More »

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