Tag: health and safety

California OSH Standards Board Meeting Update: Respirable Crystalline Silica and Engineered Stone Fabrication

Jon Redmond /June 19, 2026

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board met on June 18, 2026 for its monthly public hearing and business meeting. While the formal public  hearing focused on elevator safety…

New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and the Future of Toxicology: Why Industry Should Be Paying Attention

Jon Redmond /June 10, 2026

For decades, toxicology has relied heavily on animal testing to evaluate chemical safety and support regulatory decision-making. In recent years, increasing attention has been given to a broad range of…

RHP’s Allison Persing, CIH, CSP to Speak at the Perrin Conferences Artificial Stone Silicosis Litigation Conference

Jon Redmond /April 24, 2026

RHP Risk Management’s Allison Persing, CIH, CSP is scheduled to join a panel at the Perrin Conferences Artificial Stone Silicosis Litigation Conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The conference is attended…

Cal/OSHA Advises Employers to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke

Jon Redmond /April 17, 2026

  In Southern California, early April marked the start of wildfire season with two significant blazes: the Springs Fire in Riverside County and the smaller but still destructive Crown Fire…

Early-Season Heat Wave Prompts Urgent Worker Safety Measures in California

Jon Redmond /March 18, 2026

An early-season heat wave is impacting California this week, bringing unusually high, summer-like temperatures well above typical March averages. In response, Cal/OSHA is urging employers to take proactive steps to…