California aims to significantly reduce workers’ risk of lead poisoning by enforcing lower exposure thresholds and emphasizing workplace cleanliness. Earlier this year, the California Division of ...

On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry. Cal/OSHA has clarified lead exposure prevention ...

Oakland, CA — The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has clarified its guidance on preventing lead exposure among workers who perform dry abrasive blasting. Under Cal/OSHA’s amended ...

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 ...

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 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lead standard for general industry applies to US military firing ranges and was the main focus of the committee’s effort to determine whether ...