SAN FRANCISCO – The Mining and Tunneling Unit headed by Richard Hughes has issued a report on progress made to correct deficiencies found in the way the unit’s Van Nuys district office carried out safety oversight functions over the Metro Rail project. Responses to OSHA task group recommendations made in 1992 are reported, and other …
SAN FRANCISCO – On March 15, the Department of Labor and Industries announced that, as of September 1, tobacco smoking would be prohibited in all private and public offices where clerical, administrative or other business activities take place. However, smoking will be permissible if employers set up designated smoking areas equipped with special ventilation systems. …
SAN FRANCISCO – Proposed 1910.1033, Indoor Air Quality, includes sweeping restrictions on tobacco smoke. Although Fed-OSHA has yet to publish the text in the Federal Register, Labor Secretary Robert Reich announced the plan at a news conference on March 25. Subsection (e)(1) of the proposal will control employee exposure to tobacco smoke in all indoor …
SAN FRANCISCO – Fed-OSHA has reopened the rulemaking record on methylene chloride (MC), a probable human carcinogen that is widely used as an industrial solvent. The rule was originally proposed in 1991. Two informal public hearings were held, including one in San Francisco October 14-16, 1992. (See Vol 19 EVENTS, pp. 00-5490 and -5491.) The …
SAN FRANCISCO – ErgoNet is a computer-based communication forum that was started as a pilot project of the University of Michigan’s Center for Ergonomics. Right now, 60 to 70 users regularly communicate through the system. Some topics that keep coming up are: questions about OSHA recordkeeping, opinions on Fed-OSHA’s proposed standard, opinions on certification of …
SAN FRANCISCO – Results of the first year of operation by the Targeted Industries Partnership Program (TIPP), a joint federal, state and local government education and enforcement effort, are highlighted in TIPP – The First Year in Review, being issued by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), director Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., has announced. …
SAN FRANCISCO – From April 13 – 15, at the Wyndham Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, the Semiconductor Safety Association is expecting 400 specialists to attend its 16th annual high technology safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health and environmental conference. There is a very strong list of speakers. Call or fax SSA for details: 703-790-1745 …
SAN FRANCISCO – May 14 the L.A. chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers is presenting a one-day review of material needed for the CSP (certified safety professional) and ASP (associate safety professional) examinations. The cost of the refresher course, to be given in the Argonaut Insurance building, is $50 for members and $75 …