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No Accident-Related Violations in September Los Angeles Electrocution

A worker made a fatal error at a residence in the Ladera Heights section of Los Angeles late last summer, but after an investigation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) could find no accident-related violations connected with the incident. But the division discovered that the employer, Morningside Plumbers, did not have an Injury … Read More »

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Split-Rim Changes Take Skilled Hands

A January 2010 fatality at a tile manufacturing company occurred because two laborers hired from an employment agency weren’t trained on a dangerous procedure and the agency wasn’t notified that they were assigned to the task so it could evaluate and mitigate the hazard. California’s Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program has a number … Read More »

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Carter’s Term on Appeals Board Is Up — Chances for Re-Up Are Good

It seems like it was just last year when Art Carter was confirmed as the labor representative on Cal/OSH Appeals Board. Actually, it was last year, after the former Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) chief’s appointment to the quasi-judicial body that hears appeals to Cal/OSHA citations. But Carter’s term was up March 15, … Read More »

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Budget Fallout: Son of Backlog?

LOS ANGELES – Due to the state budget crisis, worker furloughs and a hiring freeze, Cal/OSH Appeals Board, which has worked diligently to whittle down a daunting backlog of cases in recent years, now faces a potential new backlog. As a result, appeals could be stretched out from 10 months to 12, and decisions for … Read More »

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DOSH Investigates Two Mysteries

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating two early March workplace fatalities for which little information is available yet.  On March1, an employee of A. Sambado & Sons was killed in a field east of Clements, east of Lodi in the northern San Joaquin Valley. “The employee had been putting empty milk … Read More »

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Ag Center Endangered by Fed Budget

Proposed cuts in the 2012 federal budget proposed by the Obama administration could mean the end of the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety at UC-Davis, and seven other ag safety centers throughout the nation. The budget seeks to eliminate funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health program for health and safety … Read More »

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EHS International Announces Move

EHS International, formerly known as JoshuaCasey, announces it is moving its executive offices to Foothill Ranch. The safety training and consulting firm now is at 27422 Portola Parkway in Foothill Ranch. It will continue to offer its services at 915 E. Katella Ave. in Anaheim. Contact EHS International at 714-245-9440 or www.ehsinternational.org.    

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AgSafe at 20 Breaks a Thousand

MONTEREY — Almost 1,200 agricultural workers, supervisors and safety professionals attended the 20th anniversary AgSafe Conference in late February, exceeding the 2010 conference by more than 250. “It was a great year,” says AgSafe executive director Amy Wolfe. Attendees took in 86 classes, many of them in Spanish, plus another 12 Agricultural Safety Certificate Program … Read More »

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