SAN DIEGO – Cal-OSHA and Manhattan Beach police are investigating the death of 24-year-old Derrick Tambara. He was crushed on the morning of September 25 when the tailgate of a company delivery truck pinned him against a metal trash container at TRW Space and Electronics. Tambara was standing on a loading dock when he was …
SAN DIEGO – The USEPA has proposed two changes to its Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticides. First, the agency proposes to allow separable glove liners to be worn beneath unlined chemical-resistant gloves. Second, EPA proposes to delete the requirement that crop duster pilots wear chemical-resistant gloves when they enter and exit aircraft. No …
SAN DIEGO – The focus was on agriculture at the October meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee in Fresno. Attendance was sparse—odd, considering how significant agriculture is to the California economy. More than 250 agricultural crops are produced commercially in this state. They generate a yearly farm income of over $20 billion. In the agricultural …
SAN DIEGO – Advice for evaluating and dealing with potentially violent employees was offered September 19 by clinical psychologist James N. Madero of San Diego, an expert in psychological testing and evaluation. He said there are three levels of violence. With Code One, the lowest stage, “I deal with them right away.” Referrals to the …
SAN DIEGO – The Cal-OSH Standards Board at its September 25 meeting considered 14 proposed variance decisions and adopted 13. (For the balance of the meeting, see NEWS p. 00-6769.) As usual, most of the variances were for permission to install wheelchair lifts. Here are the others. ELEVATORS: California State University, Los Alamitos, won permanent …
SAN DIEGO – The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) says it is one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world. Its Committee E-34 on occupational health and safety is holding a series of meetings in San Diego November 9-11. On the agenda for November 10 are reports from a number …
SAN DIEGO – An editorial in the August 25 Engineering News-Record titled “Crime and Punishment” laments “a troubling trend”—criminal convictions of contractors. One case cited is based on OSHA violations, the other on U.S. EPA violations. In the criminal OSHA violations, Pittsburgh-Des Moines, Inc. (PDM) was found guilty and faces up to $1 million in …
SAN DIEGO – Here are two more consultants/trainers to add to the list published last week; one was inadvertently omitted and the other is a new incarnation of a company that was already on the list. +Norval MacDonald & Associates, Camarillo, 805-484-7821. +International Ergonomic Experts, Irvine, 1-888-433-0049. .ENDSECTION