Almost two years after it moved to adopt federal revisions triggering objections from so-called “technical” divers, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board is moving to make more revisions to address those concerns. …
Twenty nineteen is in our rearview mirror and 2020 is now in focus. It is sure to be an eventful year for California’s occupational safety and health community. But before …
46 COR 40-8195 [¶22,971R] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – PIPE LINES, ENERGY WITHIN SYSTEM CONTROLLED TO PREVENT UNCONTROLLED RELEASE Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3329(e) …
There is some news about the most recent settlements between Cal/OSHA and employers in major injury and fatality cases. Employers are routinely seeing reductions of 32% to 70% of proposed …
46 COR 40-8092 [¶22,895] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – PIPE LINES, ENERGY WITHIN SYSTEM CONTROLLED TO PREVENT UNCONTROLLED RELEASE Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3329(e) …
45 COR 40-8052 [¶22,871] POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT, PRIME MOVERS, MACHINES AND MACHINE PARTS – SHAFTING, COLLARS, CLUTCHES, AND COUPLINGS, GUARDING Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 4050(a) (2018) – Employer …
The April 25 explosion at Superior Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin was the first such incident nationwide since California implemented sweeping reforms to refinery safety in this state in October 2017. …
Violations were up, as well as serious violations, for most of the 25 top “most cited” Title 8 standards in 2017, according to data released by the Division of Occupational …