DOSH Seeks Special Funding

A legislative mandate and a pressing technological need have prompted Cal/OSHA and the Department of Industrial Relations to ask the state legislature for more than $14 million in extra funding. The appropriations would come from the Occupational Safety and Health Fund, derived from assessments on employers’ workers’ comp premiums. One budget change proposal (BCPs) seeks … Read More »

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DOSH Hiring Personnel

Jeff Killip, chief of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, says that while “Cal/OSHA’s challenges are formidable, we’ve got the bones to hit it out of the park.”  One of the Division’s greatest challenges has been finding, recruiting, and hiring new compliance safety and health officers, and support personnel. That long-term trend could be … Read More »

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