A Central Coast worker was killed in fall at a construction site, and another suffered injuries in the Sierra foothills, also in a fall. Cal/OSHA is investigating both incidents, as well as a crushed-by fatality. The fatal fall was in Templeton to an employee of James A. Quaglino, Inc. The worker was installing tile on …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has lifted its months-long Order Prohibiting Use on the fluid catalytic cracking unit and the electrostatic precipitator at the ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance. The units have been shut down since February 18 after an explosion caused by a hydrocarbon release from the cracker into the precipitator. No workers …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers in three high-profile workplace fatality cases have reached settlement agreements. In one case, the company withdrew its appeal of the citations and will pay penalties. Two others negotiated their penalties down. Interestingly, two of the cases involved confined space issues. Here are the stories: Bumble Bee …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has published revisions to its new rules on granting abatement credits for serious violations. Emergency rules are in place while the permanent language is in development. DOSH held a stakeholder meeting October 9 on the proposal, and based the modifications on those comments. The changes are mandated by …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has denied a petition from the CEO of a business solutions company seeking to require employers to use his safety system as part of Cal/OSHA regulations. Both the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and board staff recommended denying the petition. In fact, staff said it could not come to a …
COSTA MESA – The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted, without changes, a federal rule establishing a separate confined space standard for the construction industry. The action came at the board’s November 19 meeting in the Southland. The will likely take effect soon, after it receives a final review from the state Office of Administrative Law. Because …
COSTA MESA – The Cal/OSH Standards Board could adopt two new regulatory revisions as soon as December after a November 19 public hearing at which there were no comments. The board has not received written comments on the proposals, either. Neither of them are major changes, but employers are still well advised to pay attention …
LOS ANGELES – Workplace fatalities among Latino workers decreased sharply in 2014 in California, but the overall trend for fatalities, injuries and illnesses has been rising. Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D-Los Angeles), the chair of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, is determined to do something about those grim statistics, and legislative solutions are a distinct …