Tagged in: Fed-OSHA

California Divers Applaud Coming Title 8 Changes

Under a proposal by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board, the term “technical diving” will be eliminated, but procedures under that concept, which divers in California say are crucial to safety, will be preserved. Fed-OSHA has approved the changes. Thus ends a regulatory saga that began more than 10 years ago when the Board moved to adopt … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA’s PPE ‘Horcher’

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has moved quickly to adopt a Fed-OSHA final rule created during the last days of the previous administration. The rule is simple: It requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) is of safe design and construction and properly fits each employee. It is being adopted as a “Horcher” rule, meaning it is … Read More »

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Emergency Petition on Residential Fall Protection

Representatives of the residential construction industry hope to meet with newly minted Fed-OSHA officials to try to coax them to rescind the six-foot fall protection rule for this segment. But it could take time. In the meantime, Housing Contractors of California, California Framing Contractors Association, and Residential Contractors Association have petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board … Read More »

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Revisions to ‘Egregious,’ Enterprise Violations and Penalties Proposal

In response to comments last summer to its proposal to establish “egregious’ and enterprise-wide violations, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language. The Director’s Regulation is not yet in formal rulemaking. DOSH will hold a virtual advisory meeting on March 25th to discuss the changes. The revisions to §§ 332.4, … Read More »

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Chavez-DeRemer Confirmed to DOL

The United States Senate has confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor, 67-32. The vote included 17 Democrats, with three Republicans voting no. Chavez-DeRemer, a one-term Congressman from Oregon (and originally from California), was supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which was instrumental in Donald Trump’s election to a second presidential term. The new … Read More »

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Walking and Working Surfaces Committee

The sixth meeting of an advisory committee studying Title 8 revisions on so-called “walking/working surfaces” will assemble on March 5th and 6th in Oakland. The committee has been in discussion since October 2022 to implement Fed-OSHA-mandated changes regarding fall prevention. Those changes are detailed in an 84-page draft that covers everything from guardrail design to … Read More »

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Accidental Chemical Releases

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has reviewed 26 accidental chemical release incidents from around the country since reporting rules went into effect in 2020. There are summaries and probable causes from 26 incidents. Almost half of the incidents – 12 – occurred in two states, seven in Texas and five in … Read More »

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