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Autonomous Advisory Committee
The long and winding road to resolving the decades-long issue of how and when autonomous vehicles and equipment can be used in California agriculture gets a kick-start on March 26th. Thatâs when the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will convene an advisory committee to discuss autonomous tractors. Cal/OSHA says the meeting will be virtual to allow for …
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Mixing Water With What?
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board denied a petition by a Kansas electrical lineman to require cup holders on aerial devices used in this work. The Board said the request was not only unnecessary but could pose unique hazards. Although the Board doesnât mention it in its decision, petitioner Landon Dees has an obvious interest in seeing …
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Latest DOSH Inspection Stats
Cal/OSHA conducted more inspections during the first half of 2024 than in the comparable periods over the past three years. However, violations alleged by the Division have been down sharply this year â 50% from the half-year totals in 2023. Onsite inspections in the first half of 2024 were below 2023 and 2022 (6% and …
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Enterprise-Wide and Egregious Violations
Cal/OSHA is taking its first steps toward adopting new rules that establish âenterprise-wideâ and âegregiousâ violations â and the accompanying penalties. Stakeholders weighed in on the proposed rules earlier this week, although the participation was less than expected. âThese regulations have significance,â says Bruce Wick, director of risk management for Housing Contractors of California, addressing …
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Alioto to Probe Stakeholder Concerns
For many years and through various important rulemaking efforts â COVID, lead, indoor heat illness, and others â employer representatives have complained long and loud that Cal/OSHA isnât taking their concerns seriously enough and not really listening to them on the costs and unintended consequences of major proposals â and even some minor ones. That …
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Do Residential Fall Changes Satisfy Stakeholders?
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published a 15-day notice of proposed modifications on its Fed-OSHA-mandated revisions to the residential construction fall protection standard, Construction Safety Orders §1716.2. The notice is …