SAN FRANCISCO – To determine Metro Rail contractors’ and subcontractors’ compliance with Title 8 safety orders, on August 8 Cal-OSHA began a comprehensive safety audit of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Project. Forty inspectors from safety, industrial hygiene, cranes and the Mine and Tunnel Unit are involved. They will evaluate all current Metro Rail station …
SAN FRANCISCO – A six-month progress report from the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) described the Pete Wilson administration’s efforts to revamp the California business climate and summarized the workers’ comp reform bills the governor signed into law in 1993, including AB 110. Among other issues, the report states that the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating …
SAN FRANCISCO – Some time ago, a reader asked where in the 1993 workers’ comp reform legislation could the reference to an Xmod or 1.25 be found, and, by the way, what is an Xmod? AB 110 of 1993 (Peace) was an omnibus bill with, among many other provisions, an extension of injury prevention (loss …
SAN FRANCISCO – A growing EH&S consulting firm has a unique position for an experienced safety engineer to support Intel operations located in Aloha, OR. Primary duties involve performing process and equipment safety reviews on the latest generation of semiconductor processing equipment. A BS in safety/mechanical/chemical/electrical engineering and a minimum of one year experience in …
SAN FRANCISCO – Fed-OSHA is promoting voluntary protection programs (VPPs), which in California are administered by the Cal-OSHA Consultation Service. “OSHA is committed to expanding the number of VPP sites to 200 in the current fiscal year,” said Joseph Dear, assistant secretary for occupational safety and health. “Companies that meet the rigorous requirements for participation …
SAN FRANCISCO – A number of special events are being planned for September. SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS: The fourth SEMI Environmental and Safety Conference will be held September 7 and 8 at the Red Lion Inn, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose. The emphasis will be on issues important to the semiconductor and electronics industries. Legal and legislative issues …
SAN DIEGO – In the story at NEWS p. 00-5999 about the subway welders who were badly burned on the Metro Rail Red Line project, they were identified as employed by Kiewit Construction Co. of Omaha. Kiewit advises us that this is not correct. The welders were employed by Shea-Kiewit-Kenny, the joint venture hired by …
SAN DIEGO – HESIS, the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service, can once again accept voice inquiries about workplace hazards from employees, employers and medical people. The Telephone Response System is back in service at 510-540-3014 with 24-hour-a-day voice mail. Later, humans will be answering the telephone during limited periods—but first they have to be …