SACRAMENTO – The amount employers in the U.S. spend on formal training for their employees is rising, but has not kept pace with the rising number of workers, the American Society of Training and Development in Alexandria, Virginia, says. ASTD said that employers in 1995 spent $55.3 billion on training, $26.4 billion on direct costs …
SACRAMENTO – The Department of Industrial Relations has announced “open and promotional” examinations for assistant safety engineers. This is the first working level in the safety engineer series. (Hint: those who are willing to work in the Los Angeles area are more likely to be chosen.—Ed.) “Open” means open to the public. The final filing …
SACRAMENTO – QUICK FIX EQUALS LOWER PENALTIES: On September 1, employers who correct workplace safety and health hazards immediately during a Fed-OSHA inspection may receive an 15% penalty reduction. To encourage employers to react quickly, OSHA intends to reward them; it says the 15% reduction will be automatic. The abatement incentive program will affect any …
SACRAMENTO – Two reports prepared for the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation are now available, Executive Officer Christine Baker has announced. One looked into information services for injured workers while the other was concerned with the medical-legal process. The study of the information services available to injured workers was conducted by the …
SACRAMENTO – Safety Center, Inc., has scheduled five four-day CSP refresher courses for October and November. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) status is a valuable asset and each class will be limited to 30 attendees. September 6 is the enrollment deadline. Here are dates and locations: Oct. 7-10, 7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 125, Oakland; Oct. 15-18, …
SAN FRANCISCO – William J. Kahley, Ph.D., has been appointed research director of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. Kahley has directed economic research for the National Council on Compensation Insurance for the past five years. Before that he spent 11 years conducting independent economic and financial research for the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta. In …
SAN FRANCISCO – HEALTH AND SAFETY-RELATED, WORKERS’ COMP COURSES: The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation has developed a comprehensive listing of relevant courses offered by state colleges, universities and community colleges. It is available on the Internet on the Department of Industrial Relations home page (www.dir.ca.gov) through either the Commission page …
SAN FRANCISCO – One in every five of the 6,210 job-related deaths in 1995 was a highway fatality, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS included with its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries a fact sheet summarizing the characteristics of the 1,329 workers who died in highway traffic incidents, their occupations and industries, …