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BURBANK – State Labor Commissioner Jose Millan’s outreach efforts include coordinating educational forums as well as assisting organizations requesting speakers. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement can provide staff knowledgeable about new labor laws, compliance and health and safety issues. Industries interested in a presentation may contact outreach coordinator Grace Bos at 415-975-0762. Presentations are … Read More »

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Trichloroethylene Fact Sheet

BURBANK – HESIS, the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service, has released a new fact sheet on trichloroethylene. It is the latest in HESIS’ ongoing series of chemical information sheets intended for workers, employers and others in the lay audience. Each four-page fact sheet is directed at a specific chemical’s potential health effects, biological and … Read More »

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Standards Board Approves a Controversial Variance

BURBANK – To the dismay of correctional employees, they rather than qualified electrical workers will be de-energizing 5,100-volt electrical fences at all California prisons. This is so because the Cal-OSH Standards Board granted the Department of Corrections a permanent variance, with conditions, from High Voltage 2940(c). Further details of the board’s April 16 meeting and … Read More »

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Editor Sought

BURBANK – Our editor of 25 years is retiring. We need to replace her with a detail-oriented, self-motivated editor/writer for the Cal-OSHA Reporter. We need a seasoned writer with excellent interviewing and communication skills, an analytical mind and a good “B.S.” detector. Excellent salary and benefits. Send rsum with clips to Cal-OSHA Reporter, Attn: Publisher, … Read More »

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No Charge for Attending OSHA TB Hearing

LOS ANGELES – Contrary to what we said in the April 6 issue (NEWS p. 00-6890), there is no charge for attending Fed-OSHA’s informal public hearing on the proposed TB standard on May 5. One agency that intends to speak in support of the “uniform, specific and enforceable regulations” is the California Department of Health … Read More »

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Further Consequences of Underground Tank Explosions

LOS ANGELES – On April 6, Cal-OSHA completed its investigation of the circumstances surrounding explosions and flash fires at two underground gasoling storage tank (UST) sites in California. Citations for a number of serious violations of the confined space safety orders were issued as well as thousands of dollars in proposed penalties. The accidents both … Read More »

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Prop. 65/Hcs Hearing Involves Much More Than Msds (Part 1)

SAN FRANCISCO – On April 3, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stuart R. Pollak heard nearly four hours of arguments concerning whether or not Shell Oil Company is an out-of-state manufacturer of bulk toluene. Its attorneys assert that it is, and were asking the judge to dissolve a preliminary injunction regarding the content of MSDSs … Read More »

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Prop. 65/Hcs Hearing Involves Much More Than Msds (Part 2)

SAN FRANCISCO – EPICURE Y: The judge noted that the amicus brief singled this out. The product has not been manufactured since April 1991. Chanler asked when the last sale was made. He said it’s a statute of limitations question. Landfair said the judge previously ruled that, for Prop. 65, the statute of limitations is … Read More »

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