SAN JOSE – ERGOCON ’95, the ergonomics conference presented by San Jose State University’s Silicon Valley Ergonomics Institute May 21-24. offered a number of excellent speakers and a very helpful Proceedings book that included summaries of many of the talks. Chief John Howard of Cal-OSHA gave a keynote speech, and on the following day, Drs. …
SAN JOSE – SAFE SCHOOL PROJECT: Project “SAFE” was designed for Fullerton Joint Union High School District employees and funded with a 1993 grant from the Department of Industrial Relations’ Commission on Health and Safety. Like most training materials available from the commission, the Project “SAFE” product is not copyrighted. Borrowers can reproduce the materials …
SAN JOSE – The Loss Control Certification Unit of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is located in Suite 2006, 30 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. The correct phone number for the LCCU is 415-557-8270. (Last week we printed manager Bill Van Cleve’s direct line. Sorry about that.) .ENDSECTION
SAN FRANCISCO – Randy Hogan is the “policyholder ombudsman” at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). In a telephone interview, he explained to COR that his job is to provide help for workers’ comp policyholders who are annoyed or puzzled about something their carrier has or has not done. “If there’s a problem, it’s …
SAN FRANCISCO – The president, the vice president, Labor Secretary Reich and Assistant Secretary for OSHA Joseph Dear chose a visit to a local sheet metal manufacturer to announce a new approach to protecting the health and safety of workers, based on expanding the “Maine 200” program. At the May 16 news conference, President Clinton …
SAN FRANCISCO – At their June 1 meeting, Cal-OSHA advisors were briefed on the Loss Control Certification Unit (LCCU), Fed-OSHA initiatives and progress toward an ergonomic standard. They were introduced to Dave Bare, the manager of the Cal-OSHA Consultation Service, and learned that the Cal-OSH Appeals Board anticipates receiving 5,000 appeals from employers this year. …
SAN FRANCISCO – He then introduced Connie Hunt, OSHA Region IX assistant administrator for Cal-OSHA. “We have a very cooperative relationship with California,” she said. Hunt said it was too early for people in the region to comment on any of the initiatives. As to budget cuts, OSHA is okay for the last three months …
SAN FRANCISCO – In the much discussed Electromation decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that an employee participation program established by the Elkhart, IN, company violated labor law because it was illegally dominated by management. Electromation is a non-union company. The committee dealt with safety and health issues. The company appealed the NLRB …