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 revisions at its April meeting. The revisions have been several years in the making. While the Board was in the process of adopting Fed-OSHA diving …
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 “lengthy and convoluted” fiscal assessments. But there are a lot of questions and objections to such an idea. Senator Connie Leyva (D-San Bernardino), a former …
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 Cal/OSHA Title 8 regulations or federal OSHA regulations, the word ‘standards’ is quite often used in reference to the regulations. “In California, the Occupational Safety …
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 the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, too. It added up to a decisive 4-2 vote against a recommendation of Cal/OSH Standards Board staff. It 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 would specify requirements for employers to provide employees access to shade when the temperature hits 85°F. Furthermore, employers would be required to implement high-heat procedures …
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. The petitions asked the board to require manuals to accompany first-aid kits to serve as refresher training, ensure that employees have access to the 911 …
The construction industry won key revisions to proposed reforms o Cal/OSHA’s permitting regulations when the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published a notice of proposed modifications to its long-sought regulatory package. Comments are due on the revisions July 12. The revisions are intended to mollify concerns by construction employers, led by Associated General …
Medtronic Vascular in Santa Rosa has an opening for a senior environmental, safety and health specialist. This position is for an EHS generalist with demonstrated experience in environmental/Cal-EPA regulatory areas and some Cal-OSHA and California Fire Code regulations. Major areas of emphasis include hazardous waste management, air permitting, industrial waste/stormwater regulations, recycling programs, DOT/IATA compliance, …