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CA legislators grill Cal-OSHA chief over recent audit findings

Legislators grilled officials with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal-OSHA, this week about a recent scathing audit released in July, which found that severe staffing shortages ...

Cal-OSHA probing Yuba Water, security firm after deluge from Colgate pipe rupture

The state workplace safety investigation follows the rescue of five workers who were at New Colgate Powerhouse when the deluge of water unleashed.
JD Supra

Cal/OSHA’s Significant Revisions to Proposed Workplace Violence Regulation Would Create More Obligations for More Employers

The proposed changes to the workplace violence prevention plan regulation add significant burdens, many of which are not listed in the statute (Labor Code Section 6401.9). Under the proposed changes, ...
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Mammoth Mountain appeals OSHA determination on ski patroller's death

Mammoth Mountain has appealed a Cal/OSHA determination following the death of ski patroller Claire Murphy.
Occupational Health & Safety

Cal/OSHA Warns Employers as Early Heat Wave Hits California

State safety officials are urging employers to take precautions as above-average temperatures move across California, reminding workplaces to provide water, shade, rest breaks and training to prevent ...

BART puts up one-half-million dollars to fight worker safety citations

BART has dedicated more than a half-million dollars on its fight with the state’s worker safety agency, including its recent challenge to a citation accusing the transit agency of breaking its own ...
LAist

Cal/OSHA audit

California lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.
LAist

California lawmakers slam Cal/OSHA over audit showing weak worker protections

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. California lawmakers put top state ...
Sacramento Bee

California state auditors confirm former employees’ Cal-OSHA staffing concerns

State audit reveals chronic understaffing weakened Cal-OSHA enforcement efforts. Cal-OSHA failed to justify skipped inspections in cases involving serious injuries. DIR reduced Cal-OSHA vacancy rate ...
Orange County Register

Cal/OSHA another failed state agency

The California State Auditor’s latest review of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, pointed to many serious shortcomings. As is typical, state officials blame staffing ...
Agri-Pulse

Cal/OSHA’s plan for driverless tractors meets stiff pushback

California farm groups and ag-tech advocates are urging the Cal/OSHA Health and Safety Standards Board to slow down and rethink its new blueprint for regulating autonomous agricultural equipment, ...