No Extension for Residential Fall Protection
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Housecleaning Now Under Cal/OSHA Jurisdiction — What about Homeowners?
Beginning July 1st, companies that employ household domestic service employees – including housecleaners, home care providers, and landscapers – are subject to Cal/OSHA regulations. Note that private households who hire a housecleaner, etc., are exempt, with some exceptions. This change comes courtesy of SB 1350, by Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), a 2024 law …
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Fed’s PPE Regulations Adopted Here
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Controversy Over Safety at L.A. Fire Sites
. Victor Muniz, the former Cal/OSHA deputy chief for enforcement who explained to Cal-OSHA Reporter earlier this year that crews cleaning up fire sites in the Los Angeles area were ignoring safety, is still concerned. He says harmful exposures are still taking place. Muniz was deputy chief in the late 1980s and spent the rest …
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Nurse’s TB Case a Cause for Concern?
As Cal-OSHA Reporter reported in last week’s Workplace Fatality Update, a nurse at the Department of State Hospitals’ Atascadero facility near Templeton died 11 days after testing positive for “active” tuberculosis (TB) and being hospitalized. Cal-OSHA Reporter determined it was worth looking into this unusual workplace fatality to learn if it portends anything more serious. …
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Employers Cited in 2024 Fatality Case
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has completed fatality investigations for accidents occurring during the latter months of 2024. The Division cited many of the employers involved while declining to cite several other cases. Here are the actions DOSH has taken: Bob French Construction: DOSH has cited this Glendale construction firm for seven alleged …
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Cal/OSHA’s Most Cited
After more than two years, Cal/OSHA has finally published its Top Most Cited Title 8 Safety Orders list. It has published two – one for 2023 and 2024. See the accompanying charts. The lists are considerably slimmed down, however, including only the top 10 most cited standards. In past years, in fact, for at least …
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Little Consensus on Autonomous Committee
A Cal/OSHA Standards Board advisory committee formed to examine potential revisions to requirements for “self-propelled” agricultural equipment in Title 8 hasn’t yet created the recommended language. It’s still exploring the issues surrounding an almost 50-year-old regulation that was adopted before the autonomous revolution. It will report its findings to the full Board soon. However, the …
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