Once the Cal/OSHA Standards Board votes on its proposed emergency regulation to ban the fabrication of engineered stone, such activities would be prohibited two months after the effective date established by the state Office of Administrative Law. That’s the upshot of draft language recently released by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. DOSH is …
Rules intended to preserve procedures particularly peculiar to the professional diving community in California are set to become effective on January 1st, 2026. The revisions modify General Industry Safety Orders §§ 6050, 6051, 6052, 6054, and 6056. This regulatory saga dates back to 2014, when Fed-OSHA informed Standards Board staff that California’s regulations were not …
California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final approval to Cal/OSHA’s Confined Spaces in Construction revisions, which the Standards Board adopted in September. The rulemaking package takes effect on January 1st, 2026. The revisions to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1951, 1952, 1953, and General Industry Safety Orders § 5156 have a long history, dating back …
The Office of Administrative Law and the Cal/OSHA Standards Board withdrew from consideration the “Confined Space in Construction Clean-up” rulemaking, which the Board adopted in April. Board staff had to reword several sections. It issued a 15-Day Notice of Proposed Modifications. Stakeholder comments on the changes are due by August 25th. Pulling back a package …