Tagged in: Cal/OSHA

More Petitions for Respiratory Standards

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 … Read More »

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How Much Did Employers Pay in Fatality Settlements?

Cal/OSHA’s Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements in citation cases during January, including eight involving fatalities. Many of these deaths were preventable, and Cal-OSHA Reporter provides the incident summaries for the lessons learned. Others may be the result of the deceased’s own judgment or actions. Here are the case summaries and results. Developer Kenneth Leon, … Read More »

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Employers Cited in Fatality Cases – 2026

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued citations in fatality cases initiated in the spring and summer of 2025. One case is in the six-figure penalty range. These incidents were previously reported in Cal-OSHA’s Reporter’s Workplace Fatality Update. Here’s a follow-up on the preliminary outcomes. Ruben’s Pipeline: This Bakersfield-based company faces several serious … Read More »

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Time for Employers to Post 300As

February 1st begins the three-month period during which employers must post their Cal/OSHA Form 300A summaries of workplace injuries and illnesses for 2024. The annual summary must be posted in a visible and easily accessible area at each worksite between February 1st and April 30th. Employers must post the form even if there were no … Read More »

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Does First Aid Proposal Have More Boo-Boo’s?

After many years and a false start in 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has reintroduced an update to its requirements for employers’ first-aid kits. But, as has been pointed out before, something seemingly simple often can be anything but. That fact was underscored by many at the Board’s January public hearing on the proposal. “We … Read More »

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First Take on Cal/OSHA Budget

Governor Gavin Newsom proposes a 14% decrease for Cal/OSHA’s budget in 2026-27 over the final budget for the current fiscal year. The governor’s budget proposal will be revised in May and renegotiated with the California Legislature. The budget proposal pegs 2025-26 expenditures at $285,210,000 and proposes $244,679,000 for the coming FY. There is a budget … Read More »

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