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We are getting a lot of calls from contractors regarding COVID-19 requirements at job sites now that much of the Bay Area has allowed construction projects to resume.  The counties…

On September 26, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule providing employers with two new fit testing protocols (for quantitative fit testing) to ensure employees’ respirators…

On June 27, 2019, Governor Newson approved Senate Bill 83. This is a budget bill which contained a provision setting a September 30, 2020 deadline for Cal/OSHA to adopt a…

Governor Newsom announced Doug Parker as the new Chief of Cal/OSHA.  He will follow Juliann Sum who retired earlier this year.  I think Juliann did a wonderful job leading Cal/OSHA…

Cell phones have become an essential means of communication worldwide and a major factor on the way jobs are performed.  Although cell phones have enabled us to perform various tasks,…

Construction personnel hoists (CPH) continue to be a hot topic with the Cal/OSHA Standards Board.  I recently wrote that Construction Safety Order §1630 (Elevators for Hoisting Workers) has long been…

In November 2018, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) released their results of a study on the effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation generated from cell phones.  Their study, which was on…

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) proposed readopting the emergency regulations regarding the electronic recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses.  Re-adoption of the emergency regulations…

The requirement for the installation of construction personnel hoists (CPH) has long been a controversial and confusing standard. As recently reported in the Cal-OSHA Reporter the Appeals Board has issued…

I’ve been in occupational health for over 40 years and it’s hard to believe this topic continues to be raised.  Maybe it’s coming up again as a sign of the…