Cal-OSHA Reporter has learned that Juliann Sum, chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has advised senior staff she plans to retire. She is unlikely to wait for …
Beginning the first of the year, agricultural employers will be able to use personnel transport carriers to ferry workers to far-flung fields without fear of running afoul of the Division …
SACRAMENTO – The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved new rules that will allow agricultural employers to transport irrigation workers to remote fields through the use of carriers attached to tractors. The …
The contentious issue of the use of tractor-mounted personnel transport carriers (PTCs) to ferry farmhands to far-flung fields is traveling toward resolution. The Cal/OSH Standards Board has published its formal …
The early reaction to Gov. Brown’s announcement on Dec. 3 that Juliann Sum has officially been appointed DOSH chief has been cautious optimism from the employer side of the occupational …
The committee met this May to discuss agricultural operators’ desire for a reasonable formal standard. Board chair George Hauptman has circulated the draft proposal developed out of the meeting to …
SAN DIEGO – After considerable discussion and a plea from a major farm labor organization for a “no” vote, the Cal/OSH Standards Board authorized an advisory committee to study a …
Is California’s carefully constructed, industry-supported standard for residential construction fall protection in danger of being upended by Fed-OSHA? Does a trigger height of six feet instead of the current 15 …