Less than two weeks after assertions by employer representatives about having to shut down outdoor worksites because of the lack of respirators, and with large portions of the state shrouded …
As expected, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has voted to quickly promulgate and vote on an emergency regulation to address COVID exposures in non-healthcare workplaces. The question now is what it’s …
As treatments improve, and the death and illness rates decline, a vaccine appears just around the corner, and with the end to the pandemic hopefully in sight, the Cal/OSHA Standards …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has made a minor revision to its “placeholder” permanent regulation to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke. The board is taking comments on the change until …
Have you heard this one before? Cal/OSHA rulemaking proposals that have been hanging fire for years may finally be close to becoming formal proposals. They include revisions of the rules …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has a big decision to make soon – whether or not to authorize an emergency temporary standard to protect non-healthcare workers from coronavirus exposure. Its own …
Fed-OSHA’s latest evaluation of the Cal/OSHA program found a few new issues, seemingly minor. But it made very sure to mention the program’s most glaring problem: The raft of vacancies …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will have plenty to consider when a proposed petition decision comes before it on labor’s request for an emergency standard to protect non-healthcare workers from COVID-19. …