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California’s Most Influential People In Occupational Safety and Health

Welcome to the inaugural version of Cal-OSHA Reporter’s Most Influential People in California Occupational Safety and Health. The process of selecting the leading lights in California safety wasn’t easy, considering the large pool of qualified candidates. At the same time, we will add more names as the list evolves. This project was a joint effort by … Read More »

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Correction; Injury and Illness Stats

A chart in our Nov. 21 story, “Injury and Illness Rates Down in 2011” (p. 10453) contained an incorrect statistic. In the chart “2011 Vs. 2010: California Injury and Illness Numbers,” total recordable cases for construction in 2010 were listed as 12,700. The correct figure was 19,800. Our apologies for the error.  

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Reyes Construction Makes the Grade on Pendleton Firing Range Project

How’s this for high-hazard work? Grading at a 45-degree angle using the heaviest equipment this side of mining. Workers on foot doing work on a 1:1 slope with about nine square feet of room in close proximity to moving equipment. Environmental hazards such as heat illness, rattlesnakes and poison ivy. Oh, and did we mention … Read More »

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DOSH Investigations: Workplace Violence, Fall from Tree, Disney Slip

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and other authorities are investigating several fatality and injury incidents in recent days, including a spate of workplace violence in Southern California, a fatal fall from a tree and an injury incident at Disneyland. Nov. 19: Cal/OSHA’s San Diego district office was notified of a fatality at … Read More »

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DOSH Updates Two Publications

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has updated two of its publications aimed at educating employers and workers on its requirements. One of them is the Guide for Working Safety with Supported Scaffolds and the other is the User’s Guide to Cal/OSHA. The first guide covers the types of commonly used supported scaffolds, … Read More »

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Compline’s Cool New X-Mod Tools

Compline announces the release of several new tools that enhance Compline, it’s well-received state-of-the-art experience modification (X-Mod) database. Compline publishes the X-Mod database used by insurance professionals and contractors to to look up and find out employers’ experience modification factors and history. It also provides analysis tools including software that can calculate X-Mods. The new … Read More »

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Public Citizen: California Should Require Safety Excellence in Contracting

California construction fatalities, injuries and illnesses are costing the state billions of dollars, the interest group Public Citizen says, and the state should respond by requiring prospective contractors on state projects to demonstrate excellent safety records as part of the bidding process. The Washington, D.C.-based organization made the recommendation in a just-released study. By recalculating … Read More »

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Exploding Drum Triggers Citations

An employer’s alleged lack of training to workers on the dangers of using a torch on a 55-gallon drum without checking for chemical residue led to a March 24 blast at a Los Angeles-area firm and the death of a worker. After an investigation, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has cited the … Read More »

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