A review of Cal/OSHA enforcement by the California State Auditor (CSA) cites continuing staffing shortages and âlax management of its policies and proceduresâ â and sometimes the P&Ps themselves â for several deficiencies it identified after inspecting selected case files. Audits of state agencies are a more/less routine function of the CSA. The audit was …
A multimillion-dollar project to automate Cal/OSHAâs information handling capabilities is about to enter its next stage â construction â officials of the Department of Industrial Relations said at the recent Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting. The committee also heard about the Divisionâs plans for heat illness education and enforcement, its hiring progress, and updates from several …
Editors Note: This story has been corrected and updated. Director Hagen is moving to a JPA not to the private sector. Department of Industrial Relations Director Katie Hagen is leaving …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health is designated to get a 13% budget cut for the coming fiscal year under Gov. Gavin Newsomâs May revise. The Division will also lose some hiring authorization for 66 unfilled positions, but few involve inspectors. Other parts of the Cal/OSHA program were spared cuts in the budget plan. …
Under draft language released by Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health to implement recent legislation, employers would have to take extra heat illness prevention steps for some employees when temperatures reach 80ÂșF, indoors or outdoors. The draft revisions to the heat illness prevention standards, General Industry Safety Orders §§ 3395 and 3396, are intended …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health has clarified the revised lead standardâs requirements for worker protection during abrasive blasting. It is unclear why the Division issued this guidance. The information is exactly the same as a guidance document already posted on the DOSH website. Cal-OSHA Reporter asked the Department of Industrial Relations the reason …
After several months, the Department of Industrial Relations announced the 2025 schedule for the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. The committeeâs purpose is to âpromote and improve occupational health and safety conditions and public safety in California.â Stakeholders provide ideas, information, advice, and assistance to DIR and Cal/OSHA. The committee will meet on May 22nd, August 28th, …
Monday, April 28th, is the annual commemoration of Workersâ Memorial Day to âremember and honor the workers who lost their lives on the job,â in the words of the Department of Industrial Relations. Commemorations will be held all over the state. Fortunately, during the past week or so, there were no work-related fatalities in California, …