DART rates – “Days Away, Restricted or Transferred” – are down in California, according to the 2025-26 High Hazard Industry List, just released by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The list, which follows on the next two pages, is for the new fiscal year, which began on October 1st. The list is established …
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 …
Cal/OSHA has released the federal fiscal year 2024-25 High Hazard Industry List. The fiscal year started October 1st. The list targets private-industry employers with days away, restricted duty and transfer (DART) rates of 5.0, equaling 200% of the 2022 DART rate of 2.5. The rate is calculated by taking the total number of DART cases, …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is updating its hazard communication standard to improve the “amount and quality” of information on labels and data safety sheets. Cal/OSHA will be required to update its hazcom standard, as well. The revision is aligned with the seventh revision of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling …
Cal/OSHA has released its High Hazard Industry Target List for the coming federal fiscal year, which starts October 1st. targets private industry sectors with days away, restricted duty and transfer (DART) rates of at least 4.4. The rate equals 200% of the 2021 overall DART rate of 2.2 for private industry, the same as 2020-21. …
The High Hazard Industry List for this year, which started October 1st, targets private-industry sectors with Days Away, Restricted Duty or Transfer (DART) rates of at least 4.4 for potential “programmed” enforcement inspections, as well as outreach from the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service. The rate equals 200% of the 2020 DART rate for private industry, which …
Falls are one of the most persistent hazards in the workplace. They are one of California’s leading sources of occupational injuries and fatalities. Each year, dozens of California employees die from falls, including the simple act of tripping. They also account for thousands of injuries requiring days away from work. And while many fall hazards …
47 COR 40-8269 [¶23,027] GENERAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND AUXILIARIES – INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, TRACTORS, HAULAGE VEHICLES, AND EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT, POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR TRAINING, CERTIFICATION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3668(f) (2020) – Employer certified that its forklift operators had been trained and evaluated as required. The Division failed to establish a violation. INJURY AND …