Diving Changes Proposed
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Cone-and-Bar Gets the Go-Ahead
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Cal/OSHA on Woke Toilets
Cal/OSHA considered its obligation to consider Title 8 revisions to fulfill a 2023 bill the author believes will attract women to the construction trades. That legislation by Assemblyman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) requires the Board to consider changes to Construction Safety Orders §1526 to require all construction sites to have at least one single-user toilet for …
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Walking and Working Surfaces Committee
The sixth meeting of an advisory committee studying Title 8 revisions on so-called “walking/working surfaces” will assemble on March 5th and 6th in Oakland. The committee has been in discussion since October 2022 to implement Fed-OSHA-mandated changes regarding fall prevention. Those changes are detailed in an 84-page draft that covers everything from guardrail design to …
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Exit Sign Petition Door Closed
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board gave several reasons for denying a petition to allow an internationally recognized sign for building exits. But the vote boiled down to one thing: Nothing in the relevant Cal/OSHA standard prevents employers from using the sign if they want to. Board staff notes that a similar proposal from the same person …
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Cal/OSHA’s Controversial Rulemaking Plans
Cal/OSHA, including the Standards Board and Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has numerous rulemaking projects for 2025. With some of the biggest ones in years already finalized – indoor heat illness, silica, and lead – 2025 could see several other proposals get formally proposed and be on their way to adoption. At least, that’s …
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The Stories That Were 2024
It seems like only yesterday that we were writing about the top stories of 2023. But that was one fast-moving year ago, and now it’s time to look back at 2024, which flew by and took us with it. It was a consequential year for workplace safety in California, with echoes into the new year. …
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Drama as Board Adopts Permanent Silica Changes
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