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Governor’s Proposed Budget Will Beef up Loss Control Unit

SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Pete Wilson’s proposed budget for 1995/96 gives Cal-OSHA $547,000 and adds seven new positions to the Loss Control Certification Unit for its work overseeing loss control consultation services of workers’ compensation insurers consistent with Insurance Code 11721. The new positions will expand the unit from three to 10. The unit has … Read More »

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Feds Make Some Changes in Permit-Required Confined Spaces

SAN FRANCISCO – On November 28, Fed-OSHA proposed changes to state more clearly the employer’s duty with respect to rescue of permit space entrants. It is also seeking comments on whether to add provisions to CFR 1910.146 to enable affected employees or their designated representatives to observe the evaluation of confined spaces, including atmospheric testing … Read More »

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Standards Board Gets Petition About Energized Equipment

SAN FRANCISCO – Late in November, IBEW Local 11 in Pasadena peititoned the Cal-OSH Standards Board for a change in the language of Title 8 2943(d)(3). The language needs to be strengthened to prevent its misinterpretation by an administrative law judge or anyone involved in the electrical industry, according to the petition. Working near exposed … Read More »

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M.s. in Ergonomics, Tuition Free

SAN FRANCISCO – Lule University has a great offer for anyone who is properly motivated, willing to spend 18 months in Sweden, and able to act fast. It is offering an 18-month Master of Science Program in Ergonomics beginning September 15, 1995. The program is conducted in English and there is no course fee. However, … Read More »

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Bcpe 1995 Exams Scheduled

SAN FRANCISCO – Closer to home, the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics will offer certification examinations at various locations on April 10 and in San Diego on October 8 (the Sunday before the annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). For further information, contact BCPE at P. O. Box 2811, Bellingham, WA … Read More »

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Ih Position

SAN FRANCISCO – EORM, a consulting firm specializing in services to high technology industries, is recruiting for an industrial hygienist to provide support on IH projects as well as safety engineering and environmental compliance. Requirements are a BS in IH, safety or other technical field, with MS preferred; two to five years’ experience; strong math, … Read More »

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Correction (2)

SAN FRANCISCO – We’ve had a call from a reader about a typo that crept into the DECISIONS last week. The company name on Digest 18,365 on page 40-3063 should be Ceradyne, Inc. Please write in the correction. .ENDSECTION

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How an Assault at Work – Disabled a Service Worker

SACRAMENTO – This is a true story. It illustrates Type II violence, the kind that might be encountered by a visiting nurse, a teacher, a lawyer, a nursing home aide or a social worker. In 1988, Alma, a woman in her fifties, worked in Berkeley as a social security claims representative. A 20-year-old man known … Read More »

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