Cal/OSHA quidance says a COVID-19 case is recordable even if there is no positive test to confirm the diagnosis. And that is a big issue. Major Cal/OSHA stakeholders opine the …
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 …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has faced an avalanche of workplace complaints in recent months, the overwhelming majority regarding COVID-19, the virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Like …
Twenty nineteen is in our rearview mirror and 2020 is now in focus. It is sure to be an eventful year for California’s occupational safety and health community. But before …
A Southern California employer is facing almost $900,000 in Cal/OSHA penalties following the deaths of two employees and the illnesses of three other workers. They developed silicosis from years of …
Committee, long a tradition in the community, is not only a sounding board for stakeholders and a chance to bring valuable input to the agency, but it has been languishing …
In a decision that employer representatives say could have “far-reaching consequences,” the California Court of Appeal has upheld citations to a Home Depot distribution center on the provision of foot …
As his first public act since being appointed chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Doug Parker has reinstated the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee and it will meet for …