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


March 10, 2025 at 06:03 PM
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.

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