Cal-OSHA Advisors’ Lively November Meeting (Part 1)

LOS ANGELES - The November 2 meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee was enlivened by the presence of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) gadflies demanding criminal indictments and enlightened by reports of efforts under way to teach young people to work safely before, rather than after, an injury.Cal-OSHA Chief John Howard introduced the issue of adolescent deaths and injuries on the job. He said the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published an alert t