SAN FRANCISCO – J Dale Debber, publisher of the Cal-OSHA Reporter, has just released the first part of our website onto the Internet. He says, “Point your browser to www.cal-osha.com and come by for a visit.” So far, besides learning more about COR, users can search all the Cal-OSHA Appeals Board decision summaries—we’ve been writing …
SAN FRANCISCO – As COR readers know, Cal-OSHA is proceeding very cautiously in its approach to the new ergonomics standard. Before any 5110 citations are issued, they must be sent to the Legal Unit for review. The almost equally controversial new citation policy at multi-employer worksites will be treated with the same care. In a …
SAN FRANCISCO – Fed-OSHA has published its rewrite of the 25-year-old respiratory protection standard. The new requirements will cover about five million American workers in all industry sectors except agriculture. Although OSHA regs only apply to employers in the private sector, the new standard will have a great impact on public employment in California because …
SAN FRANCISCO – Metro Rail issues, both direct and indirect, added interest to an otherwise routine meeting of the Cal-OSH Standards Board. All seven members were present in Los Angeles for the January 15 meeting and hearing. Executive Officer John MacLeod told COR that, under the Public Meeting portion of the agenda, three men spoke …
SAN FRANCISCO – The February 19 meeting and hearing of the Cal-OSH Standards Board will be held in the auditorium of the Caltrans Building, 111 Grand Ave., in Oakland. After the public meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing on 61 pages of revisions to Title 8 Elevator Safety Orders (along with 45 pages …
SAN FRANCISCO – David Dailey of Coast Risk Management in Woodside is looking for volunteers for a group interested in traffic safety. In a letter he sent to safety professionals, he said that for years, one of the greatest risks on and off the job has been traffic safety. Dailey is asking people to think …
SAN FRANCISCO – The new chairman of the Committee on Human Factors (CoHF) of the National Research Council calls the committee a “largely unrecognized and underutilized” resource. William C. Howell wrote about CoHF in the January Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Bulletin. He is asking HFES members for support. Questions? Call HFES, 310-394-1811. .ENDSECTION
SAN FRANCISCO – The Western Council of Construction Consumers, an affiliate of the Business Roundtable Construction Committee, has elected its 1998 Board of Directors. Officers include Tony Rojas, project manager for Salt River Project in Phoenix; Paul Masta, with Shell Martinez Refining Company; and Bill Holland, city architect for the City of Los Angeles. Tom …