Tagged in: Cal/OSHA

New Rulemaking Concept Will Guide Power Lawn Mower Petition

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board, in an effort to address a long list of stalled rulemaking projects, will test a new concept when deciding how to handle a petition on power lawn mowers. Yes, power lawn mowers. Instead of authorizing an advisory committee, which might not convene for months or even years, Board staff will convene … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Seeks to Slash PEL for Toxic Chemical Trichloroethylene

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has proposed dramatically slashing the permissible exposure limit for the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) from 25 parts per million to 0.24 and eliminating its short-term exposure limit (STEL) altogether. The proposal is in a 45-day comment period that ends with a public hearing on December 17th in Turlock. TCE is a colorless, … Read More »

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Engineered Stone Revision Adds New Requirement

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language to implement an emergency ban on the fabrication and manufacture of engineered stone. The Division is accepting comments today on the changes. The emergency regulation would prohibit the manufacture and fabrication of artificial stone slabs or panels containing at least 1% crystalline silica. … Read More »

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Willful Violations Alleged in Tunnel Collapse

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited two employers following its investigation into a tunnel collapse in Knights Ferry (Stanislaus County) in April. The collapse at the Canyon Tunnel Project killed geologist Twyla Capurro, 35, and seriously injured another person. The incident happened about 200 feet inside the tunnel. The Canyon Tunnel is … Read More »

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New Elevator Rules

Fourteen years of ups and downs in the quest to update Cal/OSHA’s Elevator Safety Orders have come to an end with the Standards Board’s adoption of the Group V ESO. Once the state Office of Administrative Law approves it and sets an effective date (likely January 1st, 2027), the long-running regulatory effort will make it … Read More »

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