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California Injuries and Illnesses Dropped Sharply Last Year

New data from the California Department of Industrial Relations shows that workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 decreased significantly compared to 2022. A steep decline in respiratory conditions, primarily related to COVID-19, drove the drop. COVID-19 has become endemic and is now just in the background like the regular seasonal flu. After a 26% increase … Read More »

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Bird Flu Bugs California Workers

While the three confirmed cases of California dairy workers with H5 bird flu infections are reported to have suffered only mild symptoms, such as conjunctivitis, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has jumped into action and is investigating two more possible cases. The disease may have been transmitted from dairy cows, who, they … Read More »

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Lookout! Indoor Heat Rule is in Effect

California’s Office of Administrative Law has approved Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat illness prevention regulation. The controversial regulation is now in effect. General Industry Safety Orders §3396 standard applies to most indoor workplaces, including warehouses, restaurants, and manufacturing facilities. Emergency operations and correctional facilities are exempted from the requirements. Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health plans … Read More »

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Fall Protection: Fed-OSHA Ups the Ante

Fed-OSHA and California’s residential construction industry remain at odds over the Feds’ insistence on a strict six-foot trigger height for fall protection. The latest salvos come in response to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s recent 15-day notice of modifications to its proposal that would revise the longstanding residential rules. The new Fed-OSHA Oakland area director says … Read More »

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Skepticism on Narcan Petition

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to essentially put off a petition requiring “opioid antagonists”—read Narcon—in first-aid kits that every California employer must have. It sent the idea to an advisory committee. Members and stakeholders have serious qualms about the idea, and there seems to be little likelihood that the Board will make any regulatory change … Read More »

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Streamlined Fit-Testing Protocols Approved

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted Fed-OSHA respirator fit-testing procedures, which are designed to simplify things for employers while maintaining employee safety. The rulemaking change now goes to the Office of Administrative Law and will take effect as soon as OAL approves it. The regulatory change is to General Industry Safety Orders §5144, Appendix A, … Read More »

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Board Excludes Prisons, Jails From Indoor Heat Regs

The state Office of Administrative Law has rejected Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat illness prevention regulatory proposal because it lacks an approved fiscal impact statement—Form 399. The rejection was expected and required by law. The California Department of Finance objected to the standard at the last minute, citing what it describes as excessive costs for California’s prisons … Read More »

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