Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 proposed budget would give the Cal/OSHA program an across-the-board increase. The proposal is part of an $850.6 million budget for the Department of Industrial Relations, a …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board says Scott Swaaley’s petition to revise Title 8 to clarify an existing “anti-restart” regulation doesn’t pass muster in several ways, and has denied it. But both …
Picking the most important story of 2020 is easily the most obvious in the 47 years Cal-OSHA Reporter has been doing its “Top Stories” feature. As we begin our 48th …
Here are last week’s deaths, including new COVID cases. In San Jose, an employee of Milton A. Tree Care was killed when he fell from a tree. The employee was …
A new online tool from State Compensation Insurance Fund aims to help employers create an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program. The program is free and open to all, even …
Back in February, Fed-OSHA told the Cal/OSHA Standards Board that its safety proposal on technical diving was not “at least as effective as” (ALEA) the federal counterpart. Almost eight months …
Eleven California organizations have been awarded a total of almost $1.5 million in Fed-OSHA Susan Harwood training grants for fiscal-year 2020. They are among 80 grants nationally, worth $11.2 million. …