In another twist in the now surreal Cal/OSHA-COVID regulatory drama, the Standards Board has called a special meeting for June 9th to discuss potential new rules. The Board also released …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published the latest version of COVID emergency temporary standards revisions ahead of a June 3rd vote. Here are the primary changes from a version published …
Katrina “Katie” Hagen, Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointee to head the Department of Industrial Relations, easily cleared the Senate Rules Committee. She did face questioning about key workplace safety and workers’ …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving quickly to make changes to its controversial COVID standard. All of this against a backdrop of lawsuits from employers’ groups and …
Several months after the traditional fall-prevention stand-down events would have been held, the whole country stood down in the midst of a pandemic that came from Wuhan China. Business leaders, …
Nurse representatives and other employee advocates are pressing Cal/OSHA to rethink its stance on respirator protections, as the state attempts to remedy a severe shortage. The issue was thoroughly debated …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has received up to 1,500 complaints about employers alleged failing to provide proper protection during the COVID-19 crisis, according to DOSH Deputy Chief …