The lack of a heat illness prevention plan (HIPP) is by far the most cited violation when Cal/OSHA inspects an outdoor workplace. The agency is focusing on heat illness as it has during summer since the standard was established. This week, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health again cautioned employers to protect their employees, …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published revisions to its proposed indoor heat illness prevention standard, General Industry Safety Orders §3396. The Board is accepting comments until August 22nd. The changes are made in response to comments by stakeholders in late spring and are a major step toward adoption of the proposal. Nonetheless, don’t expect the …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health will hold its first advisory meeting on Wednesday, August 9th, about the newly authorized emergency temporary standard for silicosis prevention in the engineered stone industry. According to DOSH, the changes will clarify worker protections when cutting and polishing artificial stone and similarly hazardous materials. In July, the Standards …
A Cal/OSHA revision last year to the cranes and derricks regulation may have some unintended consequences for crane operators who want to recertify and their employers. In a petition to the Standards Board, the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) suggests a couple of potential tweaks to General Industry Safety Orders §5006.2 …
Cal/OSHA has published revisions to its controversial proposal for lead in construction and general industry, and the Standards Board is accepting comments until July 24th. But already a coalition of construction employers tells the Board that the changes don’t come anywhere near addressing its ongoing concerns. Here are the proposed revisions in the 15-day notice: …
Like several other ski resorts and zoos in the past, Homewood Mountain Resort has sought and been granted a permanent variance from an outdated Cal/OSHA regulation on passenger tramways. The action was taken at the Standards Board’s June meeting. Homewood is installing an almost-4,000-foot-long gondola system to shuttle guests from the resort’s base area to …