SAN FRANCISCO – Four major Kern County safety societies are sponsoring the Kern Safety Fair, to be held in Bakersfield on September 23 at the DoubleTree Hotel. The day will begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast, followed by a presentation on behavior-based safety programs by Thomas M. Oyan and safety vendors’ displays. For tickets or …
SAN FRANCISCO – President Clinton has announced his intent to nominate Charles N. Jeffress as Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health at the U.S. Department of Labor. Jeffress has served as deputy commissioner and director of OSHA at the North Carolina Department of Labor since 1993. He is widely credited with rebuilding the state …
SAN FRANCISCO – COR received the following statement in response to an article based on a series that ran in the Workers’ Comp Executive (see NEWS p. 00-6735): “The August 18, 1997, issue of Cal-OSHA Reporter contained some information regarding the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) that is inaccurate. Specifically, statements that …
SAN FRANCISCO – NURSING HOME METHODS: Because of large numbers of back injuries, nursing homes are ranked high on the list of high hazard industries. A pilot project at a nursing home in the San Francisco area has greatly reduced the number of back injuries among nursing aides. UCLA’s Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program …
SAN FRANCISCO – The August 21 public meeting and hearing of the Cal-OSH Standards Board was brief, COR was told. The board first heard public comments about changes proposed for two sets of Construction and General Industry safety orders. ERECTION OF STRUCTURES Four sub-subsections of 1710(g) were modified to clarify that references to working and …
SAN FRANCISCO – We’re issuing a special Safety Aids page for Labor Day: A tongue-in-cheek “Notice” purporting to offer exemptions from hard hat requirements for those whose heads can meet ANSI head protection standards. Thanks to our source, IBEW 1245’s Utility Reporter, who gave us permission to reproduce their version of the notice. Read and …
SAN FRANCISCO – The Cal-OSHA Consultation Service will present two seminars offering “Back Injury Prevention for Health Care Providers.” Free copies of the Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Providers will be available at both sites. The first seminar, set for September 10 at Eskaton Village in Carmichael, is sponsored by the Northern California Health …
SAN FRANCISCO – Reductions in job-related homicides and electrocutions were largely responsible for the drop in the number of fatal work injuries in the United States in 1996. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 6,112 deaths last year, compared to 6,275 (adjusted) in 1995. Transportation incidents accounted for 42 percent of the total, or 2,556. …