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Employers Cited in Fatality Cases – 2026
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued citations in fatality cases initiated in the spring and summer of 2025. One case is in the six-figure penalty range. These incidents were previously reported in Cal-OSHA’s Reporter’s Workplace Fatality Update. Here’s a follow-up on the preliminary outcomes. Ruben’s Pipeline: This Bakersfield-based company faces several serious …
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Time for Employers to Post 300As
February 1st begins the three-month period during which employers must post their Cal/OSHA Form 300A summaries of workplace injuries and illnesses for 2024. The annual summary must be posted in a visible and easily accessible area at each worksite between February 1st and April 30th. Employers must post the form even if there were no …
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Does First Aid Proposal Have More Boo-Boo’s?
After many years and a false start in 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has reintroduced an update to its requirements for employers’ first-aid kits. But, as has been pointed out before, something seemingly simple often can be anything but. That fact was underscored by many at the Board’s January public hearing on the proposal. “We …
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First Take on Cal/OSHA Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom proposes a 14% decrease for Cal/OSHA’s budget in 2026-27 over the final budget for the current fiscal year. The governor’s budget proposal will be revised in May and renegotiated with the California Legislature. The budget proposal pegs 2025-26 expenditures at $285,210,000 and proposes $244,679,000 for the coming FY. There is a budget …
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Industry Pushes Back on Silica Ban Plan
A proposed ban on the fabrication and installation of engineered stone in California would “punish” compliant employers and push businesses out of California, employer groups and labor representatives tell the Cal/OSHA Standards Board. The silica ban was proposed by the Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association (WOEMA) in early December, amid increasing cases of silicosis …
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Plume Finally Meets
More than eight years after a nurses’ association petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for protection from the surgical plume, work is beginning to progress. A Division of Occupational Safety and Health-led committee will meet on January 20th via Zoom to discuss a draft proposal. The 2017 petition by the California Nurses Association followed closely the …
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The Stories That Were 2025
As Cal-OSHA Reporter enters its 53rd year of publication, it’s time to look at the stories that shaped the occupational safety and health community during our 52nd year. There were challenges and change, which will reverberate into the new year. Here’s the way we looked in 2025. Cal/OSHA in the Crossfire The California State Auditor …
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