Cal/OSH Standards Board unanimously adopted revisions to the General Industry Safety Orders on securing machinery at its Jan. 20 meeting. The revision is based on an Appeals Board Decision After Reconsideration (DAR) in E.L. Yeager Construction Co. in 2007, and a subsequent case, Jensen Precast, Inc., which was based on the DAR. In Yeager, the …
This is the form the Division of Occupational Safety and Health will use to inform employers of its intention to issue a serious violation, which also provides employers a chance to make their case against the citation. Click here for a fresh copy of the form. (Filed by Kevin Thompson in Petaluma) Â
One worker was killed and two others were hospitalized in critical condition after an incident in a blood plasma tank in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village neighborhood Jan. 21. Cal/OSHA also is investigating several other workplace fatalities in recent days. According to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), a worker entered the tank at …
A Cal/OSHA advisory committee will take another crack at enacting requirements for diesel shutoff valves at oil and gas production sites, a slimmed-down version of a petition that a previous committee rejected. The committee meets Feb. 8 in Sacramento. The current petition by Jogen Bhalla, vice president of AMOT, Inc., a Texas company that supplies …
OAKLAND — The dialogue that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) says it wants to have with employers before it decides whether to issue serious violations is close to being made manifest in a form that both DOSH and employers will complete in advance of any serious action. DOSH Chief Counsel Amy Martin …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating two recent incidents involving fatal falls. In one case, the division is still determining whether it has jurisdiction. Both incidents occurred Jan. 12. The first fatality was at Bulk Transportation in City of Industry. A worker was climbing down a ladder on the back of …
California’s occupational safety and health conference season starts next month and continues into into spring and beyond. Following are conferences scheduled for the next few months. AGSAFE AT 20: California’s premier agricultural safety organization hosts its 20th anniversary conference and exhibition, Feb. 22-25 at Hyatt Regency Montery. Keynote speakers for the conference are Dr. John Howard, …
In response to high-profile attacks against staff at California correctional and mental health facilities, Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) has introduced a bill that would strengthen existing hospital safety and security plans, including improved standards at correctional facilities. AB 30Â would require that the Correctional Standards Authority develop standards for safety and security plans designed to protect …