LOS ANGELES – Dr. Howard said the Indoor Air Quality P&P (NEWS p. 00-5861) was being used as the centerpiece for Cal-OSHA training sessions. An advisory committee is also being put together to review existing Title 8 IAQ standards. He asked people to spread the word about the workplace security conference in Century City on …
LOS ANGELES – Gloria Ramirez, who had terminal cancer, died February 19 in Riverside General Hospital’s emergency room to which she was rushed, suffering from cardiac arrest. Six ER staffers were overcome by ammonia-like fumes emitted by the body, and two of them had to be hospitalized. Since there was no ready explanation for the …
LOS ANGELES – “How to Prevent the Preventable Accident” is the title of a half-day course on March 22 in Conference Rm. 601, Edgewater Park Plaza, 7700 Edgewater Dr., Oakland. The sponsor is the ASSE. Early registration cost is $55. For further information, call Charles Friedman at 510-562-8822.
LOS ANGELES – A mentoring program for local industrial hygiene students has been launched by the Southern California AIHA chapter. Committee member Prem Notani-Sharma describes the effort as “a chance to give something back to the profession and keep it in touch with the academic community.” The idea is to provide support and encouragement for …
SACRAMENTO – A bill that went through fast last year after a hassle between The Alameda Newspaper Group and the Newspaper Guild over an inspection will do its bit toward paperwork proliferation. It is SB 193 of 1993. It adds 6317.5 to the Labor Code, and it will be very hard on employers who in …
SACRAMENTO – On February 22, with little fanfare, Dorothy Vuksich was appointed chief of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR) and began work there. The long-time Republican activist resigned her seat on the Industrial Welfare Commission to take the new assignment. The DLSR slot—vacant since the death of Jean Westgard—is a governor’s appointment …
SACRAMENTO – Cal-OSHA’s role in implementing the state’s extensive workers’ compensation reform effort is now underway. On March 1 the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) launched three new programs aimed at reducing workers’ compensation costs by reducing the number of workplace injuries and illnesses, Department of Industrial Relations Director Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., …
SAN FRANCISCO – At least 500 people attended the second round of public hearings on the proposed ergonomics standard February 24 and 25. Most of them, it seemed, had something to say. A woefully long line of workers came forward to tell the Cal-OSH Standards Board how they had been injured, and how hard it …