Oct 24, 2025

AGC 2025 Construction Safety Excellence As AGC-California fetes its 2025 safety champions, here are the superintendents and foremen it has recognized.   Workplace Violence Committee Cal/OSHA’s controversial workplace violence regulation … Read More »

Oct 17, 2025

Signings and Vetos on Safety Bills The tally on occupational safety and health-related legislation is three up and one down, as the deadline for acting on this year’s bills ends. … Read More »

Oct 10, 2025

A Gate Too Far? Workplace gates have seen a number of fatal injuries over the years from toppling. But does a Cal/OSHA proposal cause more problems than it solves?   … Read More »

Oct 3, 2025

Fatal Crash Exposes California Licensing Problems What does a horrible crash in Florida have to do with truck driver certification in California? Here’s the answer, and how it could cost … Read More »

Sept 26, 2025

Third Time’s a Charm It’s taken 10 years, to change confined space regulations.  Why so long and what do the changes look like? Click here to find out.    Board … Read More »

Sept 19, 2025

Valero’s VPP Road Valero’s Wilmington Refinery was the first such facility to certify for Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs. Now, after a hiatus, it is working toward Star status again, and … Read More »

Sept 12, 2025

Next Steps on PSM and Renewables Changes are coming to Cal/OSHA’s Process Safety Management regulation, eight years after it received major revisions in the wake of the Chevron Richmond fire. … Read More »

Sept 5, 2025

How Will Cal/OSHA Change Post-Audit? Following a critical state audit of the Cal/OSHA program, the state legislature held a marathon session to hold officials accountable. Here’s how they responded, and … Read More »