You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. But When it Comes to the CalOSHA Appeals Board, They Can Say it Any Way They Please

Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog We lawyers do a fair amount of reading. Documents. Court decisions. Passive aggressive correspondence from opposing counsel. As well as statutes, regulations and administrative guidance. And you might be surprised how often words can be ascribed very different meanings depending on who is reading it. Such, I suppose,… Continue reading You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. But When it Comes to the CalOSHA Appeals Board, They Can Say it Any Way They Please

OSHA Updates: New Submission Requirements for Injury and Illness Records

Ashley Meredith Strittmatter adn Chelsea N. Hayes | Construction Executive In a revival of an OSHA recordkeeping rule originally implemented under the Obama administration in 2016 and “rolled back” by the Trump administration in 2019, OSHA issued a final rule on July 21, 2023, requiring certain establishments in high-hazard industries to submit additional injury and… Continue reading OSHA Updates: New Submission Requirements for Injury and Illness Records

OSHA Issues Final Rule on Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Data

Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its final rule (Final Rule) on electronic submission of injury and illness information. The Final Rule applies to employers with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries, including construction, and requires such employers to electronically submit injury and illness… Continue reading OSHA Issues Final Rule on Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Data

OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

Jon Schaefer | Construction Law Zone On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Currently, the PPE standard for the construction industry, unlike for general industry or maritime, does not state clearly that PPE must fit… Continue reading OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

Who’s Responsible?

The CLM “Go back to work.” Those words from the general contractor precipitated the subcontractor employee’s injury. Still, the general contractor was not liable. In a win for the construction industry, the Court of Appeal ruled in August 2022 that the Privette Doctrine barred subcontractor employees’ injury claims against general contractors. The Privette Doctrine is great for property owners,… Continue reading Who’s Responsible?

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