California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed an 8% increase in Cal/OSHA’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But that news is tempered with the governor’s proposed 10% pay cut for …
Two unions representing employees in the transportation industry have petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for an emergency standard to address COVID-19 safety conditions in that sector. SMART Transportation Division, representing …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is being given an extra two months to complete its investigations. The extension comes through an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom. At …
The last renewal of emergency protections for outside workers from wildfire smoke has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law. The rules were readopted by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board …
Nurse representatives and other employee advocates are pressing Cal/OSHA to rethink its stance on respirator protections, as the state attempts to remedy a severe shortage. The issue was thoroughly debated …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted revisions to its process safety management regulation to correct typographical errors in the List of Acutely Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives. There were no …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has received up to 1,500 complaints about employers alleged failing to provide proper protection during the COVID-19 crisis, according to DOSH Deputy Chief …