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One More ‘Cleanup’ for Confined Spaces Reg

The Office of Administrative Law and the Cal/OSHA Standards Board withdrew from consideration the “Confined Space in Construction Clean-up” rulemaking, which the Board adopted in April. Board staff had to reword several sections. It issued a 15-Day Notice of Proposed Modifications. Stakeholder comments on the changes are due by August 25th. Pulling back a package … Read More »

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Final Cal/OSHA Budget

Cal/OSHA, including the Enforcement Branch, the Consultation Service, and the Appeals and Standards Boards, will receive slight increases in the approved 2025-26 budget from what the governor proposed in May. The budget was finalized and signed into law at the end of June. The state Department of Finance recently released the details. The Cal/OSHA program … Read More »

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Autonomous Controversy Continues

Agriculture employers have been urging the Board to revise the current regulation about autonomous equipment, which dates back to the 1970s. In those days, self-propelled equipment was still in its rudimentary stages of development. Now, modern autonomous tractors, harvesters, cultivators, weeders, and other machines feature highly advanced electronics, imaging systems, and sensors to alert remote … Read More »

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Little Consensus on Autonomous Committee

A Cal/OSHA Standards Board advisory committee formed to examine potential revisions to requirements for “self-propelled” agricultural equipment in Title 8 hasn’t yet created the recommended language. It’s still exploring the issues surrounding an almost 50-year-old regulation that was adopted before the autonomous revolution.  It will report its findings to the full Board soon. However, the … Read More »

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