SACRAMENTO – Ag Safe, the agricultural safety coalition, will hold its next meeting on October 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Center for Ag Business at Fresno State University. Anyone with an interest in agricultural safety and health is welcome to attend. For further information, call director Don Bennett at 209-278-4405.
FRESNO – Those who attended the October 5 meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee got a short course in agricultural hazards from the Department of Health Services (DHS) and from Cal-OSHA compliance data. They were also told that Cal-OSHA is braced for a 10% cut in federal matching funds. In his brief administrative report, Cal-OSHA …
FRESNO – Krycia reminded his listeners, who included a good many from the ag community, that Cal-OSHA Compliance is reachable as well as Cal-OSHA Consultation. FARM LABOR CONTRACTORS Manuel Cunha, Jr., Nisei Farmers League, referred to a handout showing 89 alleged violations of 3203 in 1994. How many of them were issued to growers versus …
FRESNO – The Cal-OSH Standards Board has scheduled a special public meeting to solicit comments on how to prune and simplify existing occupational safety and health regulations in Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. Feedback may concern Chapter 3.5, the Standards Board regs, and any part of Chapter 4,, the regulations of the …
FRESNO – REFLECTIVE UNIFORMS: 3M, a manufacturer of reflective material, and Waste Management Inc. have found an innovative solution to employee visibility problems. Refuse collectors often work under conditions of low visibility and are not easily seen by oncoming motorists. For protection, they are required to wear safety vests with reflective material over their existing …
FRESNO – FREE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CATALOG: The latest catalog of materials contained in the Chemical Manufacturers Association’s audiovisual lending library includes 11 new programs the library and features two indexes — one alphabetical and one by subject. The catalog describes each of the 55 programs available, suggests an intended audience, lists a format (slide or …
SACRAMENTO – Eight former employees of the Longview Fibre Co. alleged they had been terminated wrongfully for their “drug addiction disability” in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The district court that heard the job discrimination case found that they were fired because of drug-related misconduct at work, not disability, and dismissed the …
SACRAMENTO – In another ADA case, the U.S. district court ruled that state workers’ compensation law could not shield Alameda County from compliance with the reasonable accomodation provisions of the act. Lois M. Wood, a county employee who was injured in 1992, had been cleared to return to work by her physician but the county …