Chemical Company Job Openings

OAKLAND, CA – Hill Brothers Chemical Co. in Fremont has two job openings. The first is for a corporate safety coordinator to create, administer, monitor and maintain its safety programs (IIPP, hazcom, OSHA, Prop. 65, first aid/CPR, etc.). Requirements include three-plus years of experience in the safety field, related degree preferred, strong personal skills and … Read More »

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High-Rate Private Industries in U.s. for 1995-1996

SACRAMENTO – When it issued its survey of employer injury reports in private industry for 1996, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics again highlighted by 3-digit SICs industries with 100,000 or more injury cases. Except for hospitals, incidence rates were lower in 1996. Table 4 for 1996 is not too different from Table 7 in … Read More »

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Or-OSHA Proposes $1.52 Million – in Penalties Against Steel Erector

SACRAMENTO – Last July, three ironworkers in Oregon were killed when part of the frame on the garage under construction at Portland International Airport collapsed. OR-OSHA, the state OSHA plan, has proposed $1.52 million in penalties against Midwest Steel Inc. for “multiple willful” violations. OR-OSHA Administrator Peter DeLuca called the violations “some of the worst … Read More »

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Court Stalls OSHA’s – Cooperative Compliance Program

SACRAMENTO – Late on February 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Chamber of Commerce’s motion to stay the Cooperative Compliance Program (CCP). In defense of the program, Charles Jeffress, assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, stated that the CCP “targets worksites with at least twice the national average of … Read More »

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More From the Bls Survey of 1996 – Nonfatal Injuries & Illnesses

SACRAMENTO – Table 3 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual survey gives incidence rates of nonfatal injuries by private industry division and employment size in 1996. In general, incidence rates were highest for establishments employing 11 to 249 workers. Looking at totals, here’s how California injury rates compare to rates for all U.S. … Read More »

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Targeted / High Hazard Employer Program – Shows Good Results

SACRAMENTO – A very positive final report to the Legislature on California’s Loss Control Consultation Certification and Targeted Inspection and Consultation Programs (TICPs) has been submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. It is dated January 1998. Unless they are renewed, the programs will sunset (i.e., disappear) at the end of the year. They were … Read More »

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Takes a Dim View of X-Mods

SACRAMENTO – In the report to the Legislature, Cal-OSHA Chief John Howard explains that the High Hazard Employer Program, or HHEP, coordinates the invoicing of assessments with the targeted employer inspection and consultation efforts. Labor Code 6314.1(a) requires that targeted inspections be aimed at employers in high hazard industries with the highest incidence of preventable … Read More »

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DOSH Loss Control Unit Has a List

SACRAMENTO – The principal task of the Loss Control Certification Unit (LCCU) in the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is review and certification of workers’ comp insurers’ loss control consultation programs. The office now produces a monthly report which shows the carriers believed to be out of compliance or in violation of certain code … Read More »

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