Stakeholders’ Say on Indoor Heat Proposal
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Lead Regulations Moving Despite Objections
A 45-day comment period on the proposed lead revisions apparently is enough. Despite indications otherwise, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board declined to extend the comment period, as requested by employer-allied stakeholders. The declination came at the April 20 board meeting – like it was a forgone conclusion, as no Board members even made a motion to …
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Labor Law Enforcement May Include Prosecutors
A bill allowing local city and district attorneys to pursue civil and criminal prosecutions against employers for labor law violations is being drastically narrowed in scope. Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) announced during AB 594’s first hearing that he is eliminating workers’ compensation and workplace safety and health (Cal/OSHA) from the bill’s scope. “We will …
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Indoor Heat Reg, Explained
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Indoor Heat Regulation Is Out
As expected, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has finally published the official version of the indoor heat illness prevention standard. The proposal has entered its 45-day comment period. There will be …
WOEMA Petitions for Emergency Standard
Citing an “emerging epidemic of advanced silicosis cases” in California’s engineered stone fabrication industry, the Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association (WOEMA) has petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for an emergency standard. “We are concerned that the current general industry standard for the control of silica hazards (General Industry Safety Orders §5204) is insufficiently protective …
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Controversy Erupts Over Lead Proposal
Employer representatives say they feel blindsided by the volume of changes to the Title 8 standards about lead exposure amid new regulations recently put forth by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board. They are asking the Board for more than the allowed 45-day comment period to digest the proposal. The Board’s executive officer says an extension could …
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Cal/OSHA Finally Gets the Lead Proposal Out
Thirteen years after it first proffered, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has formally published revisions to California’s standards on lead in both the construction and general industry standards. The proposal is …