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A Proud New Addition to Cal-OSHA Reporter

Providence Publications, publisher of Cal-OSHA Reporter, is proud to announce Ursula Clemons-Heslip as the new Case Decisions Editor. She succeeds Mark Webb, who succumbed to cancer. Clemons-Heslip is a name familiar to California’s occupational safety and health arena. She is the former Presiding Administrative Law Judge for the Southern California division of the Cal/OSHA Appeals … Read More »

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Study: Experience Rating Encourages Workplace Safety

Known as experience rating, an X-Mod, or an EMR by any name, it helps promote workplace safety throughout the United States. California’s experience rating system is not unique, and employers experience ratings are promulgated in every state. Experience rating was designed to give employers a financial incentive to improve workplace safety by impacting how much … Read More »

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Mark Webb: 1956-2023

Attorney, advisor, writer, regulator, and friend. He was also Cal-OSHA Reporter’s case editor. Mark Webb was all of these and so much more. Mark was a dedicated husband and loving … Read More »

From the Pages of Cal-OSHA Reporter

As Cal-OSHA Reporter began its first year of publication, the Cal/OSHA program was getting itself set up. The Standards Board was about to meet for the first time on January 8th, 1974, “covering organizational and procedural matters,” as we reported on December 24th, 1973. “It will help the seven board members get acquainted, learn their … Read More »

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Top Stories of 2022

Things started to get back to normal, whatever that is, in 2022. Nonetheless, the shadow of the pandemic continues to shade the Cal/OSHA community, while other important regulatory matters peeked their heads out from the gloom. Here’s a look at the stories that dominated these pages last year. Links appear to connect paid subscribers with … Read More »

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Cal-OSHA Reporter Turns 50

In 1973, inflation was at more than 6%, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling on reproductive rights, and OPEC voted to increase the price of oil by 200%. … Read More »

OSH Fund Assessments Down

The fund used to finance Cal/OSHA will increase for the 2022-23 fiscal year, but the assessments charged on top of employers’ workers’ comp premium will go down. Labor Code §§ 62.5 and 62.6 authorize DIR to assess employers for the cost of administering various programs. “These assessments provide a stable funding source to the support … Read More »

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New Editor & Style for OSHA Today

Cal-OSHA Reporter is pleased to announce that veteran journalist Todd Karpovich is the new editor for OSHA Today, Providence Publication’s national daily digest of occupational safety and health news. He took over from editor Rick Waldinger, who served for 16 years. OSHA Today is a hand-curated compilation of the latest safety news from around the … Read More »

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