Cal/OSHA has received reports of various workplace fatalities from Feb. 19-25, but is not investigating the incidents, the agency says. On Feb. 16, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Sacramento district office learned that an employee of Greater Omaha Express, a transportation service, died in a single-vehicle accident. “The vehicle left the roadway, killing …
The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has named two Californians to its Nominating Committee. The moves came after ACGIH’s members voted to open the conference’s ranks to those outside of academia and government, as long as the member is employed at least 50% of his or her time in occupational and environmental health and …
Almost 10 months after a researcher stationed at the Veterans Affair Medical Center in San Francisco died from exposure to a virulent bacterium, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the center for three serious violations. But the facility does not face any monetary penalties because the Feds can’t propose them against a …
SACRAMENTO — There was no controversy and few comments on the two items at the Cal/OSH Standards Board’s Feb. 21 public hearing, meaning the proposals likely will be adopted in the near future. One of the proposals would make operations for utility crews safer when they have to remove damaged or unstable power poles. The …
The July 2012 death of a drilling service employee was ultimately found not to be a result of his welding work in a confined space, but California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) did find a number of alleged deficiencies in his employer’s confined space program. And, as it often does in fatality cases, …
Just a reminder that employers must continue to post Cal/OSHA Form 300A in a conspicuous place. The posting requirement is from Feb. 1 through April 30. Form 300A information comes from Cal/OSHA Log 300, which details work-related incidents. The summary includes information on types of injuries and illnesses that occurred, and their extent and outcome. …
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has called on the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to remove a two-year roadblock to promulgation of a Fed-OSHA regulation to help protect workers from silica dust exposure. In a letter to OMB Acting Director Jefrey Zients, Markey called on the agency to “release this proposed rule immediately.” OMB …
A Sonora sawmill worker died in a lumber edger last July because the machine was not properly guarded and the employer did not perform monthly inspections to identify unsafe conditions, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health alleges. The Division cited Sierra Pacific Industries for five alleged serious and several other violations and proposed almost …