With COVID cases dramatically dropping in California and the state eyeing a mid-June reopening, stakeholders wonder when Cal/OSHA will revise its controversial COVID emergency temporary standard to reflect new federal …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board issued what amounts to a split decision on Western States Petroleum Association’s petition to revise the Process Safety Management standard, an attempt to forestall pending litigation. …
Cal/OSHA’s long-awaited update to its regulation on personal protective equipment used in firefighting was described as a “monumental step forward” and “groundbreaking” in a public hearing by the Standards Board. …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving quickly to make changes to its controversial COVID standard. All of this against a backdrop of lawsuits from employers’ groups and …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously passed an emergency COVID regulation. Many of the provisions of the standard may conflict with existing law, including workers’ compensation laws, FEHA, and HIPAA, say …
Two organizations that successfully petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for quick action on construction personnel hoist (CPH) staging have come back to the board for another battle on other CPH …
As Cal/OSHA heads to a self-imposed November deadline to vote on an emergency rule for COVID compliance, employer groups are pressing the agency to release the draft standard publicly. Some …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has denied Pamela Pierre’s request for regulatory action on mold exposure from water-damaged buildings. But the decision wasn’t a total loss for the Northern California woman. …