July 18, 2025

No Extension for Residential Fall Protection New rules for residential construction on fall protection trigger heights are now in effect. Here’s why the Cal/OSHA Standards Board could not get a … Read More »

June 27, 2025

Controversy Over Safety at L.A. Fire Sites Victor Muniz says cleanup and recovery crews at the sites of the devastating January fires in the Los Angeles area still aren’t following … Read More »

June 20, 205

Avalanche Reforms Edging Closer? California’s ski resorts have been asking Cal/OSHA to update its regulations on avalanche control and allow the use of newer avalanche control systems that don’t expose … Read More »

June 13, 2025

Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Report How close is Cal/OSHA to developing the information system that will bring it into the 21st century? Click here to find out, plus other information from … Read More »

June 6, 2025

Little Consensus on Autonomous Committee A Cal/OSHA Standards Board committee is looking to revise an almost 50-year-old standard on self-propelled AG equipment in the era of autonomous vehicles and artificial … Read More »

May 30 , 2025

Hands Off’ is the Watchword at New VPP Site Fontana’s Verco Decking provides the decking for many high-rise buildings, hospitals, schools, and shopping centers in California. Safety is its foundation, … Read More »

May 16, 2025

High-Heat Changes Proposed In response to recent legislation, Cal/OSHA published a draft proposal to revise its rules on heat illness prevention. Here are the changes it seeks and how you … Read More »

May 9, 2025

Remote-Controlled Equipment Boosts Safety and Moves Project Dealing with a mountainside slide hundreds of feet in length and often moving poses grave danger to contractors trying to clear a vital … Read More »