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How we feel at work greatly affects our performance as well as our ability to work safely. One thing that affects whether or not we feel our best is the level of stress we experience while on the job.

When discussing stress, the traditional two types of stress are often discussed. The two types are positive stress which is the good stress, and there is distress which is negative stress.

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Safety pros or those who have safety responsibilities at work should never stop learning. There are always new hazards and best practices that come to light. Workplaces and work processes are dynamic and getting buy-in from others in the workplace is never an easy task.

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Dear Stakeholders,

The Underground Safety Board (Board) released Draft Language for Public Comment Prior to Proposed Rulemaking for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and invites and welcomes the input of operators, locators, construction firms, and other interested stakeholders to collect feedback before this draft regulatory language is approved by the Board.

The Underground Safety Board enforces California’s Dig Safe Act. The Act requires operators to map new  subsurface installations using GIS and to maintain these GIS records permanently.

Local jurisdictions that operate underground infrastructure may be subject to the Dig Safe Act and its regulations.

Any interested person, or their authorized representative, may submit written comments on the draft regulatory language. The comment period begins on July 22 to September 3, 2025. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. on September 3, 2025.

SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS 

E-filing: Docket #2025-07-01-PC, or

Email: digboard@energysafety.ca.gov (include in the subject line of the email “GIS Regulatory Language Public Comments”), or

Mail to:

Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety

Attn: Jaime Hastings, Underground Infrastructure Directorate

715 P Street, 15th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

If you would like to automatically receive information about the Underground Safety Board via email, sign up on our mailing list at: Underground Safety Board Meeting and Workshop List

Sincerely,

Underground Safety Board staff

There are many hazards in our workplaces and at home that can cause great harm if exposed to them. So companies spend much time, effort, and money to train their employees to be able to recognize hazards in an attempt to prevent injuries from occurring in the workplace. While it is often thought that new employees of a company who may not understand the hazards of the job are most at risk for injury, a case can also be made for those experienced employees who have become complacent with the hazards of their work.

A question to consider- Which are more dangerous- the hazards we recognize or the ones we do not?

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There are many excuses someone will give for not working safely. Some common excuses
include I did not know, I did not have time, I lost my PPE, nothing will happen, etc.

One of the worst excuses to have for not working safely is an “it won’t happen to me”
mindset. This excuse communicates a mindset that is set on not completing a task safely or
shows a person is relying on luck to keep safe while on the job.

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Dropped objects are a serious hazard at many worksites. In one recent past year, there were 237 workplace fatalities due to falling objects (the most recent statistics available) in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Furthermore, OSHA estimates that over 50,000 “struck-by a falling object” incidents occur each year on construction sites alone.

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Construction sites pose many dangers for the individuals who have to walk through them. Trip hazards, dust, slick conditions, and dropped objects are just a few of the many possible hazards present for those individuals walking around a construction site. A major hazard that can result in serious injury or fatalities for workers on the ground is mobile equipment operations.

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Burn injuries are common both at home and in the workplace. The American Burn
Association states that there are over 40,000 hospitalizations each year due to burns. There
are a few different types of burn injuries.

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Heat stress creates many hazards in the workplace for those employees who have to work in a hot environment.

Hot environments can create indirect safety hazards, such as causing employees to lose focus on their work tasks or causing fatigue. Heat stress also causes more direct illnesses, such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. According to the CDC, an average of 702 heat-related deaths occur in the United States annually. Additionally, there are 67,512 emergency department visits due to heat annually, on average.

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