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FLASH: An Important Note on State Respirator Recall Cal-OSHA Reporter's Jan. 4 flash report about the recall of 3M 8000 respirators made reference to the "8000 series." That term has triggered a deluge of questions to Cal/OSHA about whether other 3M respirators are affected by the recall, which was ordered when health-care employers reported an unacceptably high failure rate during fit tests. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: State Recalls Respirators -- Bad Fit Tests The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is ordering a recall of a specific type of N95 respirator and Cal/OSHA is advising employers not to use the respirators if employees cannot pass fit-tests on them. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: Cal/OSHA Diacetyl Regulation Finally Published After more than two years of work, California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the Cal/OSH Standards Board have unveiled a first-in-the-nation regulatory proposal to control exposures to the potentially deadly flavorings chemical diacetyl. The proposal is in a comment period that ends with a Standards Board public hearing Nov. 19 in Costa Mesa. Read more here ... More...

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DOSH Chief Counsel Retires Mike Mason served as Division of Occupational Safety and Health Chief Counsel for almost as long as the program has been in existence. Read about his career and who will now take the reins. Read more here ... More...

February Starts Form 300A Posting February begins the three-month period for required posting of Cal/OSHA Form 300A, summarizing the previous year's injuries and illnesses. Click here for details, plus the required form. Read more here ... More...

D.A., DOSH Settle Hershey Cases Chocolate giant will pay restitution and Cal/OSHA penalties in case of worker who lost her arm because of a lockout/tagout program that wasn't followed. Get the story here. Read more here ... More...

More High-Visibility Apparel Changes Cal/OSHA proposes two rule changes to clear up what it says is confusion in the Construction Safety Orders on high-visibility apparel and how many flaggers are required on worksites Clear here for details. Read more here ... More...

AgSafe Conference, Feb. 23-26 California's premier agricultural organization event holds its 16th annual conference later this month on the Monterey Peninsula. Read more here ... More...

So Many Cal-OSHA Rulemaking Proposals, So Little Time Cal/OSHA has dozens of rulemaking projects in the hopper for 2010. But not all are going to make the cut. Here's a rundown of the projects the Standards Board is considering. Read more here ... More...