An extensive set of questions sent by the California Attorney General’s office to agricultural employers about their COVID-19 protections is raising a host of questions of its own: Is the …
La Mirada’s Ahern Rentals is not negligent in the death of a worker who was killed in the process of changing a tire on an industrial truck at its site. …
An oil industry trade group is suing Cal/OSHA to force changes to the Process Safety Management regulation. But it also is petitioning the Standards Board for revisions. What gives? On …
The California Senate Rules committee has approved the confirmation of Doug Parker as chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, by a 3-0 vote. Parker was one of …
There are eight more COVID-19 deaths, and several other workplace fatalities. The non-COVID cases include: An incident at a construction project in Vista. An employee of West Coast Underground was …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health is seeking to reinstate safety citations against a homeowner. It has taken a first-of-its-kind Appeals Board ruling to Alameda County Superior Court. In …
Even well-trained and experienced employees make assumptions and mistakes out of control of the employer that get them hurt and killed. A 2019 workplace fatality illustrates the need for employer …