American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Bakersfield Chapter holds its 12th annual safety and health symposium, March 30 at Rabobank Convention Center. The symposium features 20 sessions on safety, human resources, workers’ comp and environmental safety. Visit www.bakersfieldasse.com to register or for more information.
OAKLAND – Changes are coming to California’s general industry lead standard, and more could be on the way, as public health officials press for other changes they say are needed to protect workers from the many effects of lead exposure. An advisory committee convened by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Feb. 23 weighed …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating a Feb. 28 workplace fatality involving a cleaning crew worker who was caught in a meat-grinding machine that had been inadvertently activated during a sanitizing operation. The incident at Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford follows a December 2010 incident at the firm that resulted …
Cal/OSH Standards Board and the regulated public will see a new set of revised permissible exposure limits and a set of rules for so-called “Jacob’s ladders” for oil refineries at the board’s April 21 meeting in Sacramento. The PEL proposal revises General Industry Safety Orders §5155 for four substances: Carbon disulfide Hydrogen fluoride Sulfuric acid …
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division has started a special emphasis program to reduce workplace amputations. The agency is focusing inspections on jobsites with machinery, equipment and processes that pose amputation hazards, and workplaces that have experienced amputations in the past. Targets include meat packing plants, food processing facilities, pulp and paper mills, sawmills, cabinet …
OAKLAND — Cal/OSHA’s diesel engine retrofit proposal has gone astray from the intent of the original petition, stakeholders groused at a Feb. 17 public hearing, urging Cal/OSH Standards Board to return the proposal to its roots. Board staff appears inclined to pare back the rulemaking package to respond to criticism. Stakeholders were particularly critical of …
SACRAMENTO – California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is running into skepticism from labor representatives in its effort to reform the way DOSH prioritizes its response to safety and health complaints. DOSH is seeking leeway in its procedures so that it can address the most serious hazards first. The problem is this: California …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the Feb. 17 fatality of a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter who was trapped in debris while fighting a fire at a Hollywood Hills home. Glenn Allen, 61, died when the ceiling of the home collapsed on him. Several other firefighters were treated and released …