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Standards Board to Lift Construction Crane Rules into GISO

A 225-page proposal by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board is essentially non-substantive and would have little to no cost. So, what’s the point, and why a years-long effort to make this rulemaking happen? After being approached by stakeholders earlier this decade, the Board undertook this project to create “one-stop shopping” for employers on rules for cranes … Read More »

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Domestic Employee, Egregious Violator Bills Advance in Senate Committee

Just months after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed her bill to end the Cal/OSHA regulatory exemption for domestic household employees, Senator Maria Elena Durazo has returned with a similar bill, SB 321. This week, the legislation was approved by the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee and has been sent to the Judiciary committee. The … Read More »

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California Labor Secretary Joining Biden Administration

Julie Su, secretary of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), has been nominated to become the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. It is the number two … Read More »

Time to Post 300A; Electronic Posting Soon

February 1st begins the three-month period during which employers must post their 2020 summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses. Cal/OSHA’s Form 300A must be posted from February through April. And in March, employers must submit the form electronically to Fed-OSHA through its online portal. The 300A summary must be placed in a visible and easily … Read More »

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Governor Seeks Increase for Cal/OSHA

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 4% increase. The total proposed Cal/OSHA budget, including the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and Standards and Appeals boards, is $186.1 million, 8% higher … Read More »

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Anti-Restart Petition Stalls

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 board staff and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health say the CEO of San Diego’s MAKESafe Tools has some valid concerns, and that could … Read More »

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Oh Boy, Here Are The Top Stories of 2020

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 year with this issue, here is a hint: It’s microscopic, is surrounded by coronas, and has changed the world as we know it. Yes, SARS-CoV-2 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 13, 2020

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 hospitalized but succumbed to the injuries. In another incident involving a fall, the general manager of Taqueria Senaida in Hayward was working for a ladder … Read More »

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