OAKLAND – “How can we say it simply?” Fed-OSHA is seeking to answer that question in an informal public hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 1997, about its proposal to put its standard on exit routes into plain language. OSHA proposed two new, simplified versions of its “Means of Egress” standard on September 10, …
OAKLAND – Vice President Gore’s prestigious Hammer Award was presented March 26 to the developers of interactive software programs that improve job safety and health. Employees of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and their public and private-sector partners were recognized for their development of computer software programs, called Expert Advisors, that can be accessed …
OAKLAND – This week we are publishing the index to the 1996 Vol 23 NEWS portion of the Cal-OSHA Reporter. If you have not already done so, remove all of the 1996 NEWS pages (00-6337 to 00-6572) to a separate binder and place the index (pages 00-6572.1 to 00-6572.8) immediately behind page 00-6572. An index …
OAKLAND – In 1995, the incidence of workplace injuries and illnesses in the private sector fell to the lowest rate in nearly a decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. For the second year in a row, the rate in the construction industry was below the rate in manufacturing. And, for the first time …
OAKLAND – An Atlanta-based poultry processor is facing an OSHA penalty of $1,271,000 following a series of accidents that caused three workers to suffer amputations. Cagle’s, Inc., was cited for numerous alleged willful and serious safety violations at its Macon, GA, facility. OSHA’s action came after an employee lost part of a finger while cleaning …
OAKLAND – About 150 union members turned out to spend March 22, a Saturday, indoors at a union conference about violence on the job. It was a day well spent. Among those who came were teachers, teamsters, school bus drivers, letter carriers, cab drivers, nurses and utility company employees. Non fatal violence was the focus. …
OAKLAND – NRDC: The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on March 3 accused the Cal/EPA of impeding enforcement of Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, by not listing 70 reproductive toxicants fingered in 1994 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The charges came at a legislative oversight hearing in Sacramento into …
OAKLAND – One of the speakers at the Sacramento Safety Center’s symposium on January 30 was lawyer Bruce Sarchet with the firm of Littler, Mendelson. He based his talk on the five biggest mistakes made by employers and how to avoid them. Every day, he said, employers make fundamental mistakes in their dealings with employees—mistakes …