Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable tool in medicine, providing a clear picture of what is going on in the body. But a series of incidents, including a scary injury at a Bay Area hospital in 2023, have shown that MRIs potentially can pose hazards to employees because of the powerful magnets they use. …
As expected, the California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC) has petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to add clarifying language to the airborne contaminants standard regarding personnel competency to perform air monitoring. The organization says it is not seeking a requirement for certified industrial hygienists to perform such monitoring, rather to make clear what competency looks like, …
Cal/OSHA seeks more than $200,000 in penalties against a San Jose sheet metal manufacturer following the second amputation incident at the company in about a year, despite previous citations. The Division cited All FAB Precision Sheetmetal for two serious violations – including a willful repeat – and willful violation of the fatality and serious injury …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several more employers after investigating 2025 workplace fatalities. The incidents themselves were first reported in the pages of Cal-OSHA Reporter. Herc Rentals, Fontana: This employer faces three alleged serious violations and $63,000 in proposed penalties in the wake of a June 2025 fatality. An equipment operator …
Nine employers have earned Cal/OSHA’s recognition for their efforts to promote workplace safety. They include new entrants into the agency’s difficult-to-attain Voluntary Protection Program for Construction (VPP-C), the Cal/SHARP program, and the Golden Gate Partnership Program. Here are the new employers: FLINT Design Build, based in Roseville, is the newest member of VPP-C. it qualified …
New petitions to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board seek engineering controls for a common task in healthcare settings, and for warning signs at construction sites about respiratory protection. The Board has six months to take action on these petitions. A petition from California Nurses for Environmental Health & Justice (CNEH&J) would require the use of fume …