Violations were up, as well as serious violations, for most of the 25 top âmost citedâ Title 8 standards in 2017, according to data released by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. There are thousands of regulations making up Title 8. Few are ever cited as you can see by the charts herewith. Many …
The Department of Industrial Relations and Cal/OSHA have raised the maximum and minimum penalties for certain Title 8 violations, just months after a huge increase mandated by the U.S. Congress in 2017. The raises are for regulatory, general repeat and willful violations. The increases were effective January 8 and amount to 2.04113%, the percentage increase …
A Cal/OSHA proposal to tweak the Title 8 requirements for employer emergency action plans received favorable comments at its public hearing.   Representatives of employer groups are feeling positive. It is now on its way to board adoption, as soon as March. The proposal would revise General Industry Safety Orders §3220(b)(4) on evacuation procedures. The safety order …
Cal/OSHA has granted a variance from Title 8 safety orders for a set of construction personnel hoists that will be installed in three Southern California tunnel projects. The employer needs the variance because the automatic hoists, similar to conventional elevators, are contrary to current requirements for a hoist operator using hand controls to move the …
Although the Cal/OSH Standards Board routinely grants dozens of Title 8 variances each month, the vast majority of them are related to elevators. Recently the board took action on two non-elevator requests, granting one and denying the other. Granted was a permanent variance to San Diego Gas & Electric, allowing the utility to use pressurized …
OAKLAND â The Cal/OSH Standards Board has denied a petition from Daniel Gallet of Corona to amend the Construction Safety Orders to ensure that plywood used in excavation shoring does not deteriorate when being placed. The boardâs reasoning? Title 8 already covers the hazards Gallet describes. Gallet petitioned the board for changes to CSO §1541.1(d)(1) …
Satisfied that staff allayed their concerns voiced at a July meeting, two members of the Cal/OSH Standards Board voted along with their colleagues to approve an exception to the General Industry Safety Orders for work done in ceiling spaces. Under current rules, such work must include a catwalk to keep workers safe. Itâs illogical under …
The Injury and Illness Prevention Program standards for general industry and construction accounted for 30% of the most cited Title 8 Safety Orders in 2015.  IIPP violations rank in the top three of the most-cited regulations. In fact, the top five such standards remained the same as 2014, although the number of violations Cal/OSHA issued is …