Appeals Court Rules on Foot Protection Case

Although Interline Brands’ San Bernardino facility (now known as Home Depot USA) has provided substantial foot protection for its warehouse workers, it didn’t provide it for all employees. Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, according to an unpublished decision issued by the California Court of Appeal, correctly cited the warehouse for a violation of … Read More »

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Firefighters to Meet Again with Cal/OSHA

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will convene two days of advisory committee meetings in mid-November with the wildland firefighting community to discuss updates to Cal/OSHA regulations based on National Fire Protection Association standards. This will be the fourth meeting of the committee since June 2022. It originally convened in 2015. These meetings are necessitated by legislation … Read More »

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New Firefighter PPE Rules Are Official

Eight years after being mandated by the California Legislature, Title 8 regulations on personal protective equipment for firefighters – both structural and wildland – are now part of the California Code of Regulations, after the Office of Administrative Law signed off. But executing on the new rules is another story. The provisions are aimed at … Read More »

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Firefighters’ Next PPE Committee

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will reconvene an advisory committee on November 15th to consider remaining issues from adopting personal protective equipment requirements for firefighters. The committee will discuss in-service PPE for fighting structural and proximity fires, including draft language. It would require in General Industry Safety Orders §3401 that agencies develop and require the use … Read More »

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Amy’s Kitchen Settles Citations

Amy’s Kitchen, a Petaluma organic foods manufacturer and retailer that has been the subject of safety controversy amid a unionization effort, has settled three Cal/OSHA citation cases involving serious injuries. Another sizable case based on complaints is still pending. Complaints to Cal/OSHA are not an uncommon organizing tactic. The citations have settled for fractions of … Read More »

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Firemen PPE Committees Start Soon

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving quickly to address issues remaining from the recent adoption of personal protective equipment requirements for firemen. DOSH will convene a technical advisory committee May 25th on respiratory protection for wildland firemen, and three Standards Board follow up with a full advisory committee on June 9th addressing … Read More »

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Firefighter PPE Update Adopted

Almost eight years after being mandated by the California legislature, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted revisions to the Title 8 requirements on firefighters’ personal protective equipment. But issues surrounding firefighter safety aren’t entirely resolved. Advisory committee talks are expected soon on topics such as respiratory protection in wildland operations, with wildfires having become much … Read More »

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