California’s Office of Administrative Law has approved Cal/OSHA’s consolidation of standards for cranes and derricks in construction. The surgical replacement of regulations from the Construction Safety Orders to the General …
48 COR 40-8442 [¶23,124] JURISDICTION — EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP Labor Code § 2750.5 (2021) – The cited individual had at least one employee. As such, the Division had jurisdiction to cite …
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 …
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 …
Ken Middleton, senior safety specialist for the County of Sacramento, forwards the following question of a somewhat philosophical nature regarding standards and regulations. Here’s what he asks: “Whether referencing the …
SACRAMENTO — 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 …
It’s 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 …
California safety and health stakeholders will determine whether Cal/OSHA needs to update its regulations on first aid, after the Standards Board voted to consolidate three petitions for advisory committee consideration. …