Cal/OSHA Adopts Emergency Silica Rules
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has unanimously adopted revisions to the Title 8 silica standard that are intended to protect workers in the engineered stone industry. If approved as expected by …
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Cal/OSHA Challenges Our Reporting
Following Cal-OSHA Reporter’s October 13th article, “More Lead Changes – Anything Big?” (p. 13881), Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health took issue with our coverage by pointing out what it says are “errors and inaccuracies” in the reporting. Here’s what we reported and DOSH’s response. We note that DOSH and the Standards Board published …
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Lessons from a Fatality
As reported in its May 26th issue (click here), Cal/OSHA cited Moreno Valley’s Solaris Paper for three alleged serious, accident-related violations concerning a September 2022 fatality. Solaris Paper manufactures paper products, such as paper towels, toilet paper, and facial tissue. The company faces more than $68,000 in proposed penalties. Now, the Fatality Assessment and Control …
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Employers Cited in Fatality Cases – Sept 22, 2023
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several employers in workplace fatality cases from late 2022 through early 2023. Here’s a roundup of those cases. Brymax Construction Services: Based in Huntington Beach, this sheet metal contractor faces $90,000 in Cal/OSHA penalties following an October 31st, 2022, incident that killed an employee. The employee …
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2023-24 High Hazard Industry List
Cal/OSHA has released its High Hazard Industry Target List for the coming federal fiscal year, which starts October 1st. targets private industry sectors with days away, restricted duty and transfer (DART) rates of at least 4.4. The rate equals 200% of the 2021 overall DART rate of 2.2 for private industry, the same as 2020-21. …
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Employers: More Work Needed on Indoor Heat
While acknowledging “productive” meetings with Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health on addressing concerns over the indoor heat illness proposal, employer representatives, especially in construction, say there are remaining issues and more work needs to be done. The Division, meanwhile, says many of those concerns have already been addressed. It is unclear if the …
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Here’s What Cal/OSHA Cites Most on Heat Illness
The lack of a heat illness prevention plan (HIPP) is by far the most cited violation when Cal/OSHA inspects an outdoor workplace. The agency is focusing on heat illness as it has during summer since the standard was established. This week, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health again cautioned employers to protect their employees, …
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Engineering a Cal/OSHA Emergency Standard
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