OSHA

In a recent review, Berkeley Lab researchers identified indoor air-filtration strategies to mitigate the spread of infectious airborne diseases in the hopes of reducing superspreading events and outbreaks in congregate public spaces.

The city of Berkeley will appeal citations by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or OSHA, regarding the recent death of public waste commission worker Johnny Tolliver, Sr. after he was crushed and killed by his garbage truck.

The construction company responsible for building a balcony that collapsed in Berkeley on Tuesday morning, resulting in six deaths, has been involved in multiple legal battles for allegedly failing to meet state and local construction codes.