Cal/OSHA is slated for a 17% budget decrease under the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget. That would mean a 13% decrease overall for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health compliance program, but it would also mean an increase for Cal/OSHA Consultation and the Standards and Appeals boards. The total proposed for DOSH (which includes 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 …
The California Court of Appeal recently granted a motion by attorneys representing Granite Construction that an opinion recently issued by the Third Appellate District be certified for publication. The Finch, Thornton, Baird law firm based in San Diego filed the request for publication. The firm represents the McCarthy Building and coordinated the move with the …
“An ounce of consultation and outreach is worth a pound of enforcement,” says Jeff Killip, chief of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Killip told the recent meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee that the Division intends to focus on prevention to promote occupational safety and health while also maintaining robust enforcement. Killip says …