A First for Cal-OSHA Reporter

In a first for this publication, Providence Publications has filed comments with the state Office of Administrative Law.  Cal-OSHA Reporter is recommending that OAL reject the recently adopted emergency regulation … Read More »

Safe Mail & Package Handling

These safety ideas apply not only to employers but to all of our homes as well. While much of society is shutting down temporarily to stop COVID-19, the mail will … Read More »

Ninth Circuit Kicks Applied Underwriters’ Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Workers’ Comp Executive, Cal-OSHA Reporter’s sister publication,  and rejected allegations by Applied Underwriters that advertising for a Workers’ Comp Executive webcast improperly used its Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp trademark. It was a published decision. As traditional, or ‘old fashioned’ journalists we know the story should never be about … Read More »

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Until the New Year…

This issue of Cal-OSHA Reporter is the last of 2015. We’ll return with our January 8, 2016 edition. In the meantime, we’ll keep you informed of any late-breaking developments in California occupational safety and health via Flash Reports. The staff of Cal-OSHA Reporter and Providence Publications thanks you, our valued readers, for your support. We … Read More »

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Video Awards for Providence Pubs

Cal-OSHA Reporter and its sister publication Workers’ Comp Executive this month brought home a pair of national awards for excellence in journalism from Specialized Information Publishers Association. The newsletters, which are published by Providence Publications, were recognized for their compelling use of video in covering developments in California’s workers’ comp and workplace safety industries. Cal-OSHA … Read More »

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Providence Pubs Wins Excellence in Journalism Awards

Providence Publications was recognized for its journalism in the 2012 Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) awards competition. Brad Cain and Bess Shapiro of Workers’ Comp Executive, Cal-OSHA Reporter’s sister publication, and Providence Publication publisher J Dale Debber took first place in the David Swit Award for Best Investigative Reporting (“Is State Fund’s Dividend Plan Illegal?”); Best … Read More »

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Routine Jobs Should Not Become Rescue and Recovery Operations

Is your workplace prepared for confined space entries? Are you even sure if the spaces in your worksite fit the definition? What precautions must you take before you clean, enter or otherwise allow personnel into confined spaces. With Cal/OSHA aiming to make confined-space incidents history with stepped-up enforcement, it’s more important than ever to get … Read More »

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Cal-OSHA Reporter Wins Settlement In Copyright Case

Aggressive Anti-Piracy Campaign Demonstrates that Organizations Face Serious Consequences for Illegally Copying & Distributing Content Providence Publications, parent company of Cal-OSHA Reporter, today announced that it has settled copyright infringement claims it pursued against Harbison-Mahony-Higgins Builders, Inc. (HMH Builders), a subsidiary of major construction firm Swinerton & Walberg Company. The Software and Information Industry Association … Read More »

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