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March Advisors’ Meeting Began With Budget Talk (Part 2)

SAN FRANCISCO – HIGH HAZARD EMPLOYER PROGRAM: Copies of P&P C-71, revised 1/1/96, were also distributed. They outline DOSH’s policy with respect to the High Hazard Employer Program, which has both consultative and compliance aspects. Dr. Howard asked that P&P C-71 be read carefully. (Any P&P can be ordered by calling DOSH headquarters.) PROPOSED PENALTIES … Read More »

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Unexpected Job Hazards

SAN FRANCISCO – Africanized Honey Bees may soon be swarming near you. Look out. They’re disorganized and dangerous (really) — so much so that California has a task force looking into the problem. Cal-OSHA is involved because tree trimmers have been attacked while working in elevated buckets. Farther from home, posing a different hazard, the … Read More »

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Thai Garment Workers Get $1 Million

BERKELEY – On March 8, seven months after being freed from prison-like conditions in an El Monte sweatshop during a dramatic TIPP sweep, 72 immigrants from Thailand were awarded more than $1 million in back wages. TIPP is the Targeted Industries Partnership Program. Cal-OSHA participates, but the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DSLE) takes the … Read More »

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Mendonca Named Labor Commissioner

BERKELEY – In Sacramento, Governor Pete Wilson has announced the appointment of Roberta Mendonca as DLSE chief (labor commissioner). She has served as deputy director of legislative affairs for the Department of Industrial Relations since 1991. Previously, Mendonca was in the Department of Consumer Affairs and before that she was counsel for insurance and employee … Read More »

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Metro Rail Insurance Consultant Indicted

BERKELEY – A Los Angeles federal grand jury on February 28 indicted an New York-based insurance consultant, charging he paid $85,000 in kickbacks to a former risk manager for the L.A. Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s construction division. According to Engineering News-Record, the consultant, John D. McAllister, was indicted on 23 counts. He “allegedly made payments to … Read More »

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1995 Appeals Board Data

BERKELEY – SAN FRANCISCO—The Cal-OSH Appeals Board provided its 1995 data to the Cal-OSH Advisory Committee on March 7. The numbers presented by Executive Officer Janet Eagan show that appeals that resulted in administrative law judge written decisions only represented 7% of employer appeals the board disposed of. Last year, COSHAB docketed 4,741 appeals and … Read More »

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March Advisors’ Meeting Began With Budget Talk (Part 1)

SAN FRANCISCO – The lingering uncertainty about the extent of federal funding for the Cal-OSHA program was Topic A at the March 7 meeting of the Cal-OSH Advisory Committee. Chief John Howard used charts to explain it. Cal-OSHA is assuming a 15.3% reduction in federal funds. Consultation, which is 80% federally funded, would be greatly … Read More »

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OSHA Has Economic Analysis – of Proposed Recordkeeping Changes

SAN FRANCISCO – Fed-OSHA has issued an executive summary of the preliminary economic analysis for its proposed rule for the recording and reporting of workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses. (NEWS p. 00-6382.) It invites public comment on or before May 2. To submit comments or obtain copies of the full analysis, contact the OSHA Docket … Read More »

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