At Confirmation, New Cal/OSHA Chief Commits To Hiring, Farm Worker Safety

Debra Lee, who has been serving as California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) acting chief for the past eight months, told state lawmakers during her March 5 confirmation hearing that her priorities include aggressively working to hire new staff to fill a substantial number of vacancies and ensuring that a new program to protect agricultural workers becomes fully operational soon. “As chief, I am fully committed to building a better, stronger Cal/OSHA that is more effective [and] efficient at educating workers on their...