43 COR 40-7439 [¶22,616] INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) â FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT IIPP Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a) (2016) â The Division failed to establish that Employer did not effectively implement its IIPP, with respect to identifying, evaluating and correcting hazards, or ensuring that industrial trucks were operated safely. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES …
43 COR 40-7419 [¶22,604] INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) â TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION ON NEW JOB ASSIGNMENTS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a)(7)(C) (2016) â Employer did not train employees on heat illness and its symptoms, a general violation. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES â HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board is proposing an update of two regulations covering personal protective equipment (PPE) that would delete âunenforceableâ language and bring the regs up to speed with their federal counterparts. The proposal is in a 45-day comment period that ends April 17 with a public hearing in Sacramento. The rulemaking action was initiated by board …
SACRAMENTO â In a rare show of unanimity between labor, employers and even the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), an advisory committee agreed March 22 that a proposal to codify rules requiring employers to pay for personal protective equipment (PPE) was unworkable and the current system is just fine. In October 2011, the …
Two Cal/OSHA agencies will convene advisory committees in late March to resolve lingering issues on employersâ duty to pay for personal protective equipment, and safely transporting agricultural workers. The Cal/OSH Standards Boardâs âPay for PPEâ committee will meet in Sacramento on March 22. Last year, the board pulled a proposal intended to bring Cal/OSHA in …
As promised, Cal/OSH Standards Board is moving to expedite an advisory committee to look at possible exceptions to the âpay for personal protective equipmentâ (PPE) issue. Executive Officer Marley Hart said the committee will be convened in the first quarter of 2012. The board is actively soliciting participants. The board postponed a vote on proposed …
38 COR 40-6635 [¶21,880R] MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRST AID â PROVISIONS IN ADVANCE FOR PROMPT MEDICAL TREATMENT Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3400(f) (2011) â Employer did not address the circumstance of injury or illness in remote locations sufficiently to avoid unnecessary delay in providing prompt medical attention to field staff technicians who worked …
Cal/OSH Standards Board may strike proposed exemptions from regulatory revisions on an employerâs duty to pay for employeesâ personal protective equipment. The move came after a complaint from labor representatives. Comments on the 15-day notice of proposed modifications are due to the board by Sept. 29. The original proposal adds a new General Industry Safety …