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Regulatory Update

CALIFORNIA - NEW Workplace Violence Prevention Program On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) ...

It’s Time to Report Accident Data

I had the opportunity to review the recordkeeping forms for many clients last year and was surprised by the many ...

The Great ShakeOut: Your Key to Earthquake Safety

Imagine waking up to violent shaking that seems to go on forever. That's what happened when I was almost five-years-old, living ...

Are Chin Straps in Your Future?

Is OSHA changing the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) regulation requiring chin straps on hard hats?  This was asked by Carly ...

A Paperless Safety Solution

A truck accident in Texas ended in a $110 million dollar verdict against the trucking company.  What was the issue? ...

OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements

REMINDER #1 There are two classes of employers that are partially exempt from routinely keeping injury and illness records. First, ...

Ho Ho Ho Here We Go…Again

Did you really think that there would be an end to the COVID-19 Prevention Plan with the 12/31/2022 sunset provision ...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

I usually try to be humorous or flippant in this newsletter, but September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I have ...

Valley Fever-2022

Valley Fever cases are on the rise.  If you are a construction company working in Central California (as far south ...

If There Were a Pill for Procrastination…

I'd Take it Tomorrow. We’ve lived in our “new” house for almost 13 years now with an unfinished backyard.  Just ...