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Governor Wants Cost-Effective Regulations

BURBANK – In follow-up Executive Order W-144-97, issued in January, Governor Pete Wilson announced continuation of his “effort to minimize the regulatory impact on business, local governments, the state’s business climate, and the state’s economic competitiveness.” The latest order calls for a consolidated regulatory program beginning July 1, to be led by the directors of … Read More »

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New Directory Pages (2)

BERKELEY – This week’s issue contains an update to DIRECTORY pages 50-001 to -006, which cover personnel and contact telephone numbers for Cal-OSHA administration, compliance and consultation offices; the Cal-OSH Standards and Appeals Boards and advisory committee members; local Fed-OSHA information; sources for regulations and codes; and a variety of other resources state- and nation-wide … Read More »

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Assembly Bill Update

BERKELEY – Four bills introduced by Assembly Member Richard Floyd are of some interest. AB 869 to permit continued tobacco smoking in bars and casinos is dead. The other three apparently are still viable. TRAFFIC CONTROL SAFETY: AB 140 (Baca and Floyd) was passed by the Labor and Employment Committee with all ayes. As amended … Read More »

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Lessner on Regulating Insurance Safety Services

BERKELEY – Support for listening to what employers say about the adequacy of safety services provided by their workers’ comp carriers has come from an unlikely source—Keith Lessner, vice president for safety of the Alliance of American Insurers. In a lengthy telephone interview, he told COR it is important to identify those employers who are … Read More »

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Ergonomics and Access Lifts Before the Standards Board (Part 1)

SACRAMENTO – Six of the seven members of the Cal-OSH Standards Board attended the April 17 meeting and hearing. They heard hours of testimony about the need for special access lifts to be truly accessible to people in wheelchairs. but first, under the public meeting portion of the agenda, they heard comments disparaging General Industry … Read More »

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Ergonomics and Access Lifts Before the Standards Board (Part 2)

SACRAMENTO – WARNING BELLS AND WHISTLES: Much had been made of the requirement that inclined lifts installed on stairways be provided with an “audio/visual warning device.” How do you safeguard ambulatory people on a stairway from a moving object? McDonald asked. Ingram had trouble with the concept but Tompkins reminded him: “A lot of our … Read More »

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Coming in May (2)

SACRAMENTO – TRI REPORTING: The USEPA will hold a series of free three-day training courses on the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), including two on the Pacific Coast. The course focuses on Section 313 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory reporting requirements. It is being offered May 20-22 in Los Angeles and May … Read More »

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Safety Manager at Pebble Beach

SACRAMENTO – A safety manager is sought to take responsibility for the overall management of company-wide safety programs and regulatory compliance in a world class golf resort on the Monterey Peninsula with 1,500-plus employees. A minimum of five years’ safety management experience is required. Salary is negotiable. Deadline for applications is May 23. Please fax … Read More »

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