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Revisions to ‘Egregious,’ Enterprise Violations and Penalties Proposal

In response to comments last summer to its proposal to establish “egregious’ and enterprise-wide violations, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language. The Director’s Regulation is not yet in formal rulemaking. DOSH will hold a virtual advisory meeting on March 25th to discuss the changes. The revisions to §§ 332.4, … Read More »

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New Deadline on Silica Comments

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has extended the deadline for receiving comments on its second 15-day notice of proposed modifications to the silica proposal. The new deadline is November 13th. The proposal makes permanent revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5204 to address silica exposures in the engineered stone industry that have killed dozens of California … Read More »

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More Changes to Silica Proposal

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has issued a second 15-day Notice of Proposed Modifications to its permanent proposal for protections from silica in the engineered stone industry. The new notice is based on comments the Board received after initial changes in September. They include revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5204 as follows: (a)(3) Moved and … Read More »

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‘Expedited’ Rulemaking on PSM

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has approved “expedited” rulemaking to address what petitioners call a loophole in Title 8 regulations. Petitioners say it has led to one horrific incident and could lead to a disaster. But there is still controversy about the issues. If adopted, the new rules will affect only California’s five renewable fuel facilities. … Read More »

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Petition Seeks Greater Gate Safety

The death of a seven-year-old Marin County boy and a spate of workplace fatalities throughout California from gate accidents have converged to reform gate safety. Both a petition to amend Cal/OSHA’s rules and a legislative effort are underway. The Cal/OSHA petition was submitted by Standards Board public member Joseph Alioto, Jr. He seeks to revise … Read More »

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New Rules: Vote on Silica ETS This Month

Next week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will vote and likely approve emergency revisions to the Title 8 standard on preventing occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica. The revisions aim to get a handle on illnesses and fatalities in the engineered stone industry. Engineered stone is the predominant material for countertops in the United States and … Read More »

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