It goes by names like the Energy Wheel or âStuff That Can Kill Youâ â STCKY â and it originated in the energy industry. Thatâs appropriate because it is designed to arm workers with the skills to recognize hazardous sources of energy, from gravity to temperature to radiation. The Energy Wheel has been used in …
The San Diego Superior Court has denied a motion for a writ of mandate filed by General Dynamics/NASSCO. The shipbuilder tried to set aside a Cal/OSHA Appeals Board Decision After Reconsideration affirming citations following an injury incident in 2018. The Appeals Board upheld an administrative law judgeâs decision affirming serious and general violations and $18,600 …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health opened 12% fewer inspections during the first three quarters of 2024 than during the same period in 2023. It issued 12% fewer citations, according to data obtained by Cal-OSHA Reporter. DOSH conducted 4,681 inspections between January 1st and October 16th of this year, compared to 5,314 during the …
Steve Johnson, safety director for a Northern California roofing association, recently announced to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board that he intended to submit a petition to clean up language related to the recent revisions on fall protection in residential construction. However, the petition is being shelved in favor of advisory talks, likely next year. Fed-OSHA demanded …
Autonomous tractors. Precision sprayers that resemble a Cyber Truck â or is it the other way around? Weeders that independently clear a vineyard of unwanted vegetation and laser-guided âzappersâ that target weeds and leave production plants alone. Retrofits that can be added to existing farm equipment to aid seeding. Machines that water and cultivate crops. …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several employers and declined to cite others in several fatality cases from late 2023 and early 2024. These incidents were first covered in Cal-OSHA Reporterâs fatality reports. American Marine Corp., of San Pedro, faces penalties of up to $101,715, in the March 2024 death of Bohdan …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has extended the deadline for receiving comments on its second 15-day notice of proposed modifications to the silica proposal. The new deadline is November 13th. The proposal makes permanent revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5204 to address silica exposures in the engineered stone industry that have killed dozens of California …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health says it is reversing its longtime opposition to the use of autonomous vehicles in agriculture without an operator having to be at the …