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Emergency action plans and fire prevention plans are not the same document
Ask for a site’s emergency plan and you will usually be handed one binder. Title 8…
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Wildfire smoke: the trigger is an air quality index of 151
Smoke season in California is now a routine operating condition rather than an emergency, and 8…
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Workplace violence prevention plans: the newest standing obligation in California
Of all the written programs California employers are expected to hold, the one most often missing…
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Heat illness: California has two standards, and most employers have one
Every construction and agricultural employer I meet has an outdoor heat illness plan. A great many…
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Lead in California construction: the rule changed, and the old data is useless
If a contractor hands me an exposure assessment for lead built on out-of-state numbers, I stop…
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What silica monitoring actually involves
Respirable crystalline silica is the exposure I am asked about most often and the one most…
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The eight-hour clock: reporting a serious injury or a fatality
The single most expensive mistake I see after a bad accident is not the accident. It…
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Michael K. McNeil, Mike McNeil, Michael Karl McNeil: one person, several spellings
Michael Karl McNeil on the four spellings of his name, the other men who share it,…
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The first fifteen working days after a Cal/OSHA citation
Most employers read a Cal/OSHA citation as a bill. It is not a bill. It is…
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