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Petition Seeks Construction Hoist Tweak

A Cal/OSHA requirement on construction personnel hoists is hopelessly outdated, so says a large provider of scaffolding services and hoisting equipment. It contends the requirement is hindering its ability to serve clients. BrandSafway, based in Atlanta, Georgia, petitioned the Standards Board to revise Construction Safety Orders §1604.21 to match the latest version of the American … Read More »

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California Stays Behind on Autonomous Tractors

California remains behind the rest of the nation and world in adopting autonomous tractors and vehicles on farms. But the Cal/OSHA Standards Board continues to assert it is too early to hold advisory talks about modernizing regulations for autonomous tractors. A vote to authorize a committee failed at its March meeting, with a seventh member … Read More »

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Construction Hoists Issues Being Lifted Again

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will resume talks on issues related to construction personnel hoists, which have been the source of controversy over the years. An advisory committee meets on March 22nd, 2023, in Sacramento. It last met in August 2022. Expedited rulemaking several years ago clarified that the height at which CPHs must be built … Read More »

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Unions Block Autonomous Tractor Petition — Experimental Variance Continues

The time for driverless tractors in California vineyards and fields isn’t coming soon. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board agreed with labor unions and refused a regulation recognizing the technology. By a 4-3 vote, the Board denied a petition by Monarch Tractor to revise General Industry Safety Orders §3441(b) explicitly allowing self-propelled equipment without having an operator … Read More »

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SHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

48 COR 40-8497 [¶23,156] OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS REPORTS AND RECORDS – EMPLOYER RECORDS OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, CAL/OSHA FORM 300 Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 14300.29(b)(1) (2021) – Employer failed to provide all information to complete one entry on its Form 300, a regulatory violation. The ALJ reduced the proposed penalty based … Read More »

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KING FRESH PRODUCE LLC

47 COR 40-8279 [¶23,032] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY FOR CLEANING, REPAIRING, SERVICING, SETTING-UP, AND ADJUSTING OPERATIONS OF PRIME MOVERS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING LOCKOUT/TAGOUT, CLEANING, SERVICING AND ADJUSTING OPERATIONS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3314(c) (2020) – Employer failed to stop movement of equipment during … Read More »

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WASHINGTON ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS INC. DBA WASHINGTON IRON WORKS

47 COR 40-8253 [¶23,015] CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS – INJURY AND ILLNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (IIPP) Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, §§ 1509(a), 3203(a)(4) and (a)(6) (2020) – Employer failed to implement its IIPP by not identifying and correcting hazards stated in the manufacturer’s recommendations for use of a cutting torch, a general violation. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR … Read More »

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KS INDUSTRIES, L.P.

45 COR 40-8062 [¶22,875] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3328(a) (2018) – The Division established that Employer’s jack stands, which were being used to elevate and support a pipe while employees worked on it, were used under conditions of stresses or loads … Read More »

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