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Ergonomics Briefs

SACRAMENTO – CERTIFICATION: As of February 1995, there were 572 certified professional ergonomists worldwide. Very few (13) are industrial hygienists. The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics sets the requirements, which include an MS or equivalent educational background; four years of full-time professional practice with emphasis on ergonomic design; submission of a work product demonstrating … Read More »

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Aubry Elected Supreme Labor Director

SACRAMENTO – Not really, but Industrial Relations Director Lloyd Aubry has been elected chair of the National Association of Government Labor Organizations (NAGLO), which consists of the state labor directors from all 50 states. According to the DIR announcement, because of all the political changes that have taken place in the country, with new governors … Read More »

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Dave Bare Will Head Cal-OSHA Consultation

SACRAMENTO – Chief John Howard has announced the appointment of Dave Bare as program manager of the Cal-OSHA Consultation Service. Bare, who most recently managed the Sacramento area office, has been with Consultation since 1989. He is a certified industrial hygienist who started working for Cal-OSHA in 1977, and spent time with the special studies … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (8)

SACRAMENTO – The Cal-OSH Standards Board has, by majority vote, adopted the following revisions to the California Code of Regulations in Title 8. They got public hearings on June 23, 1994, and were adopted on February 23, 1995. RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, Construction 1531 and General Industry 3409 and 5144 became effective April 19. AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS, … Read More »

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Uncertified Asbestos Inspectors Charged

SACRAMENTO – The city attorney’s office here has filed criminal charges against two men it accuses of conducting asbestos inspections and surveys of earthquake-damaged buildings in the San Fernando Valley when not certified as qualified to perform the work. The men, at the time employed by American Technologies, Inc., of Orange, are Guy Michael Alati … Read More »

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Compliance Figures From the DOSH Program Office

SACRAMENTO – In the third quarter of 1994, there were 3,694 Cal-OSHA investigations, 2,913 on site and 781 leading to letter responses. Of 5,514 violations cited, 1,321 (24%) were deemed serious. Of the 2,913 on-site inspections, 63% led to citations, while no violations were found at 1,061 sites. 514 inspections were prompted by accidents, 775 … Read More »

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The Appeals Board Is Whacking Penalties

SACRAMENTO – Every so often at Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee meetings, someone asks what percentage of the penalties proposed when an employer is cited are actually collected. Exact numbers have been hard to come by because Fed-OSHA is only interested in proposed penalties and Cal-OSHA has a bifurcated system under which the Appeals Board has the … Read More »

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Conoco Settles Process Safety Violations, – Promises Corporate-Wide Safety Audit

SACRAMENTO – Conoco, Inc., has agreed to pay $1,571,500 in penalties to Fed-OSHA following a joint investigation of an explosion and fire at its refinery in Westlake, CA, in which one worker was killed and another hospitalized. Many of the violations federal inspectors found were of the process safety management standard. Joseph Dear, assistant labor … Read More »

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