Cal/OSHA is investigating four more workplace fatalities, including two deadly falls. In San Diego, an employee of Golden Roofing, a subcontractor to BRS Roofing, fell from the third story of a building after tripping over a parapet. In Sherman Oaks, a landscaper for Nicholas Gonzalez suffered fatal injuries when he fell while working at a …
Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations, (BOI) which probes the most serious safety cases and makes prosecution recommendations to district attorneys, is facing a crisis. In fact, some close to BOI say there might not be a BOI, or at least much of one, in the very near future. Insiders say the bureau is suffering the death …
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 1790, which mandates the California Department of Public Health to conduct an awareness campaign to help prevent Valley Fever. It was one of three bills sponsored by Assemblyman Rudy Salas, Jr., on the issue, but the only one to survive the legislative process. One of the other bills, AB …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has named Michael Manieri, its principal safety engineer, as acting executive officer while the board searches for a new EO. The move comes in the wake of Marley Hart’s retirement this summer. “Mr. Manieri will serve as both Acting Executive Officer and Principal Safety Engineer while the board completes the process …
Three more employees died at work in recent days, but whether two of them were actually workplace fatalities remains to be seen. Nonetheless, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the incidents. The other one is clearly a work-related death. A tree trimmer in Hacienda Heights was struck by a large palm frond …
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon has filed felony manslaughter charges against the president and two managers of a construction company in the 2016 death of an employee. The employee was run over by a steamroller operated by an allegedly unqualified and untrained worker. Michael Sommer, 41, president of LC General Engineering and Construction, project …
Fed-OSHA has deemed September Emergency Preparedness Month. It recognizes threats employers and employees face across the country, from fires to hurricanes and tornadoes. California is preparing to enter the fall season, which traditionally has been wildfire season. But since wildfires are becoming a regular feature here, plus the ever-present danger of a powerful earthquake, every …
Cal/OSHA is investigating three more workplace fatalities which happened in recent days, including two falls. Those incidents occurred in Vernon and Yuba City. In the Vernon incident, an employee of Outfront Media fell about 20 feet from a billboard under installation. In Yuba City, a truck driver’s assistant employed by Kumar Express suffered head injuries …