Last year Cal-OSHA Reporter did a story about a “regulatory slowdown” at Cal/OSHA, with the fewest public hearings before the Standards Board in memory in 2018. That changed in 2019, …
Although it found several areas for improvement, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has many positive things to say about Cal/OSHA in its latest Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation …
Want to help Fed-OSHA decide whether or not to revise the federal silica standard? Here’s your chance. OSHA is requesting information and comment on Table 1 of its Respirable Crystalline …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving to readopt its rule on electronic recordkeeping while it is figuring out a permanent regulation. That regulation will be no different …
Stakeholders weighed in at a Standards Board public hearing on a proposal to replace the Title 8 operator training, qualification and certification standards for cranes and derricks in construction with …
Representatives of the residential framing and roofing industries are pushing back against what they say are “significant errors” in the economic impact assessment concerning Cal/OSHA’s proposed six-foot fall protection trigger …
Fed-OSHA, Cal/OSHA and employers recently observed fall protection stand-down week throughout the country and the state. Three recent fatal falls in California demonstrate how important that message is. These incidents …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board is moving to replace the Title 8 operator training, qualification and certification standards for cranes and derricks in construction with Fed-OSHA language. The proposal is in …