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Cranes & Derricks Regulations
Californiaâs Office of Administrative Law has approved Cal/OSHAâs consolidation of standards for cranes and derricks in construction. The surgical replacement of regulations from the Construction Safety Orders to the General …
MON FONG LIN
48 COR 40-8442 [¶23,124] JURISDICTION â EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPLabor Code § 2750.5 (2021) â The cited individual had at least one employee. As such, the Division had jurisdiction to cite the …
Technical Diving Reg Approved
The California Office of Administrative Law has approved Title 8 revisions that officially recognize technical diving in California. It takes effect on October 1st. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted the …
Exempt Cal/OSHA Regs from SRIAs?
The author of the bill mandating the long-stalled indoor heat standard is furious that a fiscal impact review is holding it up. She wants to exempt Cal/OSHA regulations from the …
Question of the Week Are Standards and Regulations Synonymous?
Ken Middleton, senior safety specialist for the County of Sacramento, forwards the following question of a somewhat philosophical nature regarding standards and regulations. Hereâs what he asks: âWhether referencing the …
No Room for Talks
SACRAMENTO â Petitioners for a standard to establish specific protections for hotel housekeepers ran into the third rail of Cal/OSHA regulations, the ergonomics standard, on May 17. Oh yes, and …
The Heat Is On: Legislature Moves Forward with Heat Illness Bill
Itâs getting hot out there and Sen. Dean Florez (D-Los Angeles) is moving forward with SB 477, legislation that would put outdoor heat illness prevention standards into statute. SB 477 …