For the first time, domestic workers employed by companies in California, such as housecleaners, caregivers and gardeners, will be covered by state workplace safety and health laws starting July 1,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiF7303u2oI Martin Ramos, a 19-year-old construction worker, died last week at a jobsite at a school in Orange County. The accident occurred last Thursday morning at Villa Park High School, which…
Sacramento—The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved on June 20 an indoor heat standard to protect indoor workers from heat illness. The new regulation will require indoor workplaces to be…
Orange County Fire Authority technical rescue firefighters responded to a construction trench in the 9800 block of South Newport Blvd. in unincorporated Tustin this morning as part of a response…
Buena Park-Firefighters, including their hazardous materials units, are on scene at the 6500 block of Cabellero Bl. in Buena Park for a hazmat leak in a commercial building. The incident…
Update: Sanchez has been found. On 08/31/2023, at about 3:05 PM, Christopher Sanchez was last seen walking in the area of Bristol Street and Sergerstrom Avenue in an unknown direction.…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with the operators of one of the…
Learn about the new Occupational Safety: Workplace Violence Bill (SB553) which the California State Senate approved in at the next meeting of the Orange County Chapter of the American Safety…
An Irvine police officer came across a disabled vehicle in lanes of traffic on the northbound 405 Freeway, near the 22, as they drove home Wednesday night. Officer Cameron was…
The SAPD is hosting their first Summer Safety event on Wednesday, June 14 from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. at Cabrillo Park. This free event will include: Summer safety information Giveaways SAPD…
Santa Ana - Firefighters were called out to the 1200 block of N. Bush St. for a person in a manhole. They received the call at 2:21 p.m. Because of…
OCFA firefighters were called to Santa Ana College today at 7:53 a.m. for alarms activating in a computer server room. Students and staff were evacuated. The firefighters determined that there…
Santa Ana—Cal/OSHA issued 18 citations, including six citations for willful-serious violations, to Parter Medical Products, Inc. for failing to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical.…
The City of Santa Ana received a $156,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that will fund activities emphasizing the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. “Developing an…
Sacramento—Cal/OSHA has posted guidance on monkeypox (MPX) to ensure workers in California are protected from the aerosol transmissible disease. This guidance applies to workplaces covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases…