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 …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health forges ahead with a permanent regulation on wildfire smoke protections, but employer representatives are pushing the Division to take a step back from …
Doug Parker takes over the leadership of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at a crucial time. The chief’s position has been vacant, or virtually vacant, for months. There …
In recent years, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has showed little enthusiasm for holding Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meetings. Now, with the impending departure of Chief Juliann Sum, it …