Picking the most important story of 2020 is easily the most obvious in the 47 years Cal-OSHA Reporter has been doing its “Top Stories” feature. As we begin our 48th …
California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final approval to Cal/OSHA Standards Board revisions to a regulation requiring construction personnel hoists on certain construction projects. The revision requires CPHs on …
The long-simmering issue of installing construction personnel hoists in high-rise projects has hit full boil because of a Cal/OSHA Appeals Board ruling. Now the District Council of Ironworkers and the …
The long-simmering battle over when, where and how to place construction personnel hoists (CPHs) at California construction projects is likely coming to a head. The Division of Occupational Safety and …
A Title 8 rule on construction personnel hoists (CPHs) that hasn’t kept up with a national consensus standard has led to “inconsistent interpretations and citations from Cal/OSHA inspectors,” according to …