Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has made several refinements to its draft proposal on workplace violence in general industry. Comments are due to the Division by August 17th. The agency is already enforcing the requirements of SB 553 through the California Labor Code, and the new regulatory language, General Industry Safety Orders §3343, …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board staff and stakeholders adopted field modifications to the Board’s draft language on gate safety. As a result, the impending revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3324 will separate requirements for horizontal sliding gates from those for swinging gates, and a key definition has been revised to insulate innocent employers from incidents …
DOSH expenditures – including the Standards and Appeals boards – are pegged at some $290 million for the new fiscal year, which began in July, a 2% increase over 2025-26 expenditures. There were no budget cuts from last year. The budget includes funding for several budget change proposals (BCPs), such as the ongoing Cal/OSHA data …
Do employees who work in aerial lifts and elevated work platforms face an unaddressed danger from fires and other emergencies while working aloft? An out-of-state petitioner with something to sell is telling the Cal/OSHA Standards Board that he believes so. He wants the rulemaking body to require emergency procedures for such work, as well as …
Among the hundreds of settlements between Cal/OSHA and employers approved by the Appeals Board in June are several cases involving fatalities and other serious incidents. Here are some of the most significant cases. ER Plumbing and Construction: This Oakland employer has withdrawn its appeal of four serious and four general violations and $54,185 in penalties …
After a one-year absence for most of the regulated community, Fed-OSHA is again making Susan Harwood Training Grants available. The grants for this year amount to almost $13 million. California has traditionally received between 10% and 15% of the total, but over the past two cycles, that share has dropped to 7%. The grants support …