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FLASH: Standards Boards' "No Vote" on Emergency Heat Changes After hearing more than three hours of testimony, most of it sharply critical, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board yesterday wouldn't even entertain a motion to adopt emergency changes sought by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to the state's heat illness standard. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: DOSH Personnel File "Cease and Desist" Letter with Appeals Board In an open letter to the Cal/OSH Appeals Board, 47 representatives of California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) -- including eight district managers -- have demanded that the board "cease and desist" from practices they say undermine their ability to protect workers. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: First Look at Cal/OSHA's Emergency Heat Illness Revisions An emergency rulemaking proposal on heat illness released today by the Cal/OSH Standards Board gives regulatory force to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health's enforcement stance on when shade should be up and available for workers, adds new requirements when temperatures reach 95 Fahrenheit and strengthens training provisions of California's landmark heat illness prevention standard. Read more here ... More...

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“Great Reservations” Prompt Board to Reject Emergency Heat Changes The Cal/OSH Standards Board gets an earful on proposed changes to California's landmark heat illness prevention regulation. Find out whether the board approved these important changes, in this week's Cal-OSHA Reporter. Read more here ... More...

Two Workers Killed in Stockton Mishaps Two incidents in this San Joaquin Valley town claim the lives of workers in vehicle and equipment encounters. Read what happened, and the latest developments in adult film investigations, in this week's Cal-OSHA Reporter. Read more here ... More...

Senate Committee Probes Combining Cal/OSHA, W.C. Appeals Boards Governor Schwarzenegger is harkening back to an old idea, hoping to allay the budget crisis by eliminating or consolidating the Workers' Compensation and Cal/OSHA appeals board. Would the move save money or sacrifice efficiency? Premium subscribers can click here to read all about a state Senate hearing on the issue. Read more here ... More...

Enough, Already, Traeger Says About “Cease and Desist” Letter from DOSH Inspectors The Legislature put Cal/OSHA Safety and Health Appeals Board chairwoman Candice Traeger is on the hot seat regarding a letter sent by DOSH staff criticizing the appeals process. Did she acquit herself well? Read more here ... More...

Rolling Scaffold Revisions Okayed While heat illness dominated the June 18 Cal/OSHA Standards Board meeting, the board adopted four revised rules, including a much-anticipated change to allow workers to self-propel rolling scaffolds. Read more here ... More...