LOS ANGELES – Flexible wrist splints cannot prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and, in fact, may do some people more harm than good, UC San Francisco researchers have found in the first study of the popular devices. However, the splints may help in treatment of injuries. Splints were tested in 19 volunteers who did not have …
LOS ANGELES – The US Department of Labor has informed the sponsors of the Comprehensive OSHA Reform Act, Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rep. William Ford, that it will join them in support of rapid legislative action. The letter was dated December 22, but not issued as a news release until January 11. Signed by Sec. …
LOS ANGELES – Fed-OSHA has issued a 35-page guide which discusses the major elements of an effective safety and health program for hospitals. Called Framework for a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program in the Hospital Environment, it is available for $3.50 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402; 202-783-3238. The …
LOS ANGELES – The President has signed into law a measure that would allow the public computer access to the Congressional Record and the Federal Register. Under the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993—GPO Access for short—the Superintendent of Documents is required to: +maintain an electronic directory of federal electronic information; …
LOS ANGELES – On January 21 a San Francisco Superior Court judge denied environmentalists a preliminary injunction that would have halted Proposition 65 delisting of agricultural use of methyl bromide. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is crying foul and will continue the appeal. The ruling does not change Prop. 65 warnings for any use of …
LOS ANGELES – ETS is the short way of saying environmental tobacco smoke. Labor Secretary Robert Reich has been urged by the Coalition on Regulation of Workplace Environmental Tobacco Smoke to have OSHA regulate ETS in the workplace as a Class A carcinogen. To combine ETS with other issues, such as indoor air quality (IAQ), …
LOS ANGELES – Rules changes that will affect employers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers will get a public hearing March 4 in Room 1155, Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, starting at 10 a.m. Changes have been made in the way Cal-OSHA assesses civil penalties to reflect Labor Code changes made last year by AB 2380 …
LOS ANGELES – Complaints about quality of indoor air (IAQ) are a nightmare for Cal-OSHA inspectors because they require a lot of inspection time and rarely lead to a citation, since there is little in Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations that is directly applicable to complaints about air quality in non-industrial work …