SAN DIEGO – A considerable amount of space last week was devoted to outlining SB 1486 (Calderon) concerning sampling of asbestos-containing materials. (See NEWS p. 00-6476.) Although the summary was included in the story about the July 11 Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee meeting, DOSH Counsel Mike Mason only briefly mentioned the bill. Detailed information was provided …
SAN DIEGO – This week’s issue contains the final 16 pages of replacement Safety Aids. Last week you should have discarded all old Safety Aids pages and inserted the first 18 replacement pages. Additional Safety Aids will, as usual, continue to be published periodically as resource material.
BERKELEY – Beginning this week, we will replace (in two segments) all of the pages in the Safety Aids section of the COR binder. The purpose of the replacement is to update the pages into the publication’s current format and streamline the page numbering. Some of the content will be updated with current information while …
BERKELEY – Cal-OSHA Regional Manager Robert Garcia has announced his retirement effective July 30. Employed by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health since 1978, he had managed Region IV since 1983. “Those of us who have worked with him will miss him,” Chief John Howard said. John Wachter, the manager of the High Hazard …
BERKELEY – The Coalition for Common Sense in Sacramento, upon receiving the latest draft version of Title 8 5110, Repetitive Motion Injuries, promptly issued a fax denouncing it as “$9 billion worth of snake oil,” costly and worthless. The coalition quotes orthopedic surgeons who say that no one fully understands the cause of RSIs (repetitive …
LOS ANGELES – Following reports on program administration, the health unit, field operations and the consultation service (NEWS p. 00-6470, et seq.), attorney Mike Mason delivered the legal unit’s report at the July 11 Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee meeting. He said the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) was involved in four cases that have …
SAN DIEGO – All seven members of the Cal-OSH Standards Board attended the July 18 meeting. Although revised General Industry 5110 (proposed) had just been sent out, it was mentioned only briefly at the end of the 45-minute meeting. Executive Officer John MacLeod told the board the plan was for the members to discuss the …
SAN DIEGO – The Division of Occupational Safety and Health seeks candidates for three permanent positions as loss control plan evaluators. Copies of the State Personnel Board’s announcement can be obtained from Bill Van Cleve, manager of the Loss Control Certification Unit, at 415-557-8270, or fax him at 415-557-8368. .ENDSECTION