The Department of Industrial Relations says it is giving $6 million to nonprofit community-based organizations in the Los Angeles area, to âeducate and assistâ workers on health and safety issues during the recovery and rebuilding from the recent devastating wildfires. The grants to 21 community-based organizations (CBOs) in the region are part of the California …
Itâs almost a year late, but the Department of Industrial Relations has submitted its 2023 report to the California Legislature on Cal/OSHAâs activities for that year. Why was it so late? Cal-OSHA Reporter asked DIR the reason, and whether the legislature had granted an extension, but had not received a reply by publication. DIR is …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the Department of Industrial Relations will soon release revised draft language to implement new regulations regarding egregious and enterprise-wide violations. A virtual advisory committee will follow that release on March 25th. The committee met in August 2024, and the new draft will reflect changes based on comments …
The Department of Industrial Relations is sharply decreasing the assessment employers will pay added to workersâ comp premium for the Occupational Safety and Health Fund. That is where much of the Cal/OSHA program funding is. The OSH Fund was established in 2008 to stabilize funding for the program. It is one of several funding mechanisms …
It seems like only yesterday that we were writing about the top stories of 2023. But that was one fast-moving year ago, and now itâs time to look back at 2024, which flew by and took us with it. It was a consequential year for workplace safety in California, with echoes into the new year. …
Cal/OSHA and its parent organization, the Department of Industrial Relations, recently announced it is crafting rules to crack down on so-called âenterprise-wideâ and âegregiousâ violations. Late last year, DOSH issued a policy and procedure on another program, mirroring a federal counterpart. The Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) is designed to concentrate resources on âinspecting employers …
As Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health searches for its third chief in the past several years, candidates are starting to surface. Three internal DOSH candidates have applied. Now, a member of the Standards Board has thrown her hat in the ring. Nola Kennedy, PhD., CIH, the Boardâs occupational health representative, appears to be …
The Department of Industrial Relations has named Debra Lee, deputy chief for enforcement for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, as Acting Chief after the departure of former Chief Jeff Killip. Assistant Deputy Chief for Enforcement David Wesley will serve as Acting Deputy Chief for Enforcement while Lee serves as Acting Chief. DIR Director …