LOS ANGELES – The April 3 meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee began with a report by Jess F. Kraus, Ph.D., who gave a thorough account of research his team at UCLA undertook into the effectiveness of back support belts for preventing low back injuries. The goal, Dr. Kraus said, was to evaluate commercially available …
LOS ANGELES – EPA INVOLVEMENT: “With process safety management, in southern California, we hear about all these explosions in refineries. OSHA and Cal-OSHA have regulations. The USEPA and Cal/EPA have regulations.” OSHA proposed to create an investigative agency, but Congress would not fund a new National Chemical Safety Board. So, as a first effort, the …
LOS ANGELES – The following new or amended Title 8 regulations have been adopted by the Standards Board, published by Barclays and are now in effect. FLAGGERS’ WARNING GARMENTS: Amendments to Construction 1598 and 1599 were heard at the June 1996 public hearing and adopted on January 16, 1997. (NEWS p. 00-6590.) ELEVATED LOCATIONS, STAIR …
LOS ANGELES – SEMICONDUCTOR TRAINING VIDEOS: Semiconductor-specific safety training videos are offered by Elkins Productions in Palo Alto on topics such as lockout/tagout, fab chemical safety, gas safety levels, and spill response. Call Paul Elkins at 415-493-0438 or at 916-993-3949. EMERGENCY FILM GROUP, a division of Detrick Lawrence Corporation, produces and distributes high quality training …
LOS ANGELES – April 30 at 4:30 p.m. is the final filing date to apply for the position of risk manager of the Peralta Community College District. The Oakland-based four college system has over 25,000 students. The risk manager is responsible for the district’s risk and self-insurance program covering students and employees. Minimum qualifications are …
LOS ANGELES – The three-man Cal-OSH Appeals Board this month will launch a new policy. It has called for oral arguments as it reviews public policy issues related to reconsideration of two recent ALJ decisions. COST RECOVERY: The first issue, Chairman James Gazdecki said, is when it is appropriate to grant an employer’s petition for …
OAKLAND – To save lives at New Jersey highway construction sites, the state police have a 45-trooper State Police Work-Zone Unit. The unit is part of an innovative public/private preventive effort that was prompted by concern about a rising death and injury toll among workers in highway construction work zones. The Parsipanny, NJ, area office …
OAKLAND – HAND-AIDS: Repetitive Motion Support Gloves, from Feit Company, Inc., are designed to provide relief from carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, tendonitis and repetitive motion trauma. Made of Spandex to support the hands and wrists, they are fingerless to allow dexterity and sensation. For more information, call 213-747-9383 or write 1325 S. Olive St., Los …