LOS ANGELES – The 15-day notice about proposed General Industry 5110 states that the Cal-OSH Standards Board must have comments by October 11. However, if the board were to make any changes at all, 5110 would have to be sent out for another 15-day comment period. So the language, as modified, is pretty much set …
LOS ANGELES – It was probably mass hysteria, not mystery fumes, that knocked emergency room personnel off their feet at Riverside Hospital, the Department of Health Services concluded in a report issued on September 2. The ER team had been treating Gloria Ramirez at the time of the incident. Cal-OSHA, one of several agencies that …
LOS ANGELES – Fed-OSHA’s final asbestos standard sets the permissible exposure limit at 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter of air as an 8-hour time-weighted average. This applies to all industries, effective October 11. Other provisions of the revised standard have staggered start-up dates. (See NEWS p. 00-6020.) At present, the PEL in Cal-OSHA’s General Industry …
LOS ANGELES – Advice for handling hazardous wastes will be offered this fall for two groups: small businesses in northern California and those who handle hazardous chemicals in educational institutions. Hazardous waste management training seminars will be given by the Dufour Group with the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Solano County Small Business …
LOS ANGELES – Copies of the 24-page booklet for personal protective equipment, OSHA 3077 1994 (revised), are available from OSHA Region IX’s San Francisco office. The booklet reflects the revisions in the PPE rule which became effective July 5, 1994. Equipment such as hard hats, face shields, safety glasses, gloves and safety shoes worn by …
LOS ANGELES – The Department of Industrial Relations has figured out how to repay the state general fund for the $4 million loan made to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to AB110/1993 language. With the money, DOSH has been beefing up consultation and compliance for targeting employers with loss history workers’ comp …
LOS ANGELES – It seems as though for every positive comment about the value of an ergonomics program, there is an organization viewing it with alarm. Joseph Markey, legislative advocate of the California Self-Insurers Association, weighed in on August 31. In a legislative bulletin to CSIA members, he reported on the August 25 meeting of …
LOS ANGELES – Tri Valley Growers got a grant in 1992 from the Health & Safety Commission with which to identify and reduce repetitive motion and heavy manual material handling injuries. Alan Archer, the safety and health manager, said the program is being continued. It has three aspects: increased safety awareness through videos, printed handouts …