In February of 2024, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board passed an update to California’s lead regulations (General Industry and Construction) that drastically lowered the threshold for testing as well as ...

While the latest Cal/OSHA Standards Board (the Board) meeting covered a wide range of topics, the upcoming vote on the controversial draft revised lead regulations was a main topic for both Cal/OSHA ...

Cal/OSHA has issued updated guidance clarifying how construction employers must protect workers performing dry abrasive blasting under California’s recently amended lead standards. The revised ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Lead Enterprises Inc., a lead recycling and manufacturing company based in Miami, alleging that the ...

Lead is a heavy metal that naturally occurs in the Earth's crust and can be found in all parts of our environment, including the air, soil, and water. In the workplace, lead can be found in a wide ...

U.S. Battery Manufacturing of Augusta Inc.—an Augusta, Georgia-based battery manufacturer—is facing $160,727 in penalties following an OSHA investigation that uncovered employees' exposure to ...

An Augusta battery manufacturer faces more than $160,000 in federal penalties for supposedly exposing employees to unsafe levels of lead. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health ...