By a majority vote following public hearings, the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders have been adopted by Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. PORTABLE LADDERS: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1675 and 1678, and GISO §§ …
VENTURA — Starbucks Coffee Co. prides itself on its corporate responsibility, from “ethical sourcing” of coffee beans to environmental action. And it can count safety as a corporate value, at least as it concerns one of its manufacturing partners, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). DFA’s Ventura facility, which makes Starbucks’ popular bottled Frappuccino coffee drinks, …
Two window washers took their boom lift within a foot of an overhead electrical line last spring, triggering an arc flash that engulfed them in flames, killing one man and severely injuring the other. After an investigation, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has cited their employer, Delta Window Cleaning Co., for alleged …
Two of the longest-serving officials of Cal/OSH Standards Board, even if non-consecutively, will serve additional four-year terms, the Governor’s Office announces. Board chair John MacLeod, 67, has been a board member since 2006. But from 1995 to 2003, when he retired, MacLeod was executive officer of the rulemaking body. William Jackson, 55, began his latest …
In addition to a previously published rulemaking proposal scheduled for the Standards Board Jan. 20, 2011, public hearing, the board has added another proposal — the California adoption of Fed-OSHA’s update of regulations on cranes and derricks. The Feds published a final rule last August to update and specify industry work practices to protect employees …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to clarify “feasible engineering or engineering controls” in its regulation in its general industry and construction occupational noise exposure standards. But first it wants to hear more from stakeholders. The agency has extended the comment period on the proposed interpretation until March 21, 2011. The Feds also …
Two miners’ serious misjudgment of a misfire in a gold mine blasting operation resulted in one of them dying and the other sustaining serious injuries. It also could cost their employer, Gold Run Enterprises, almost $115,000 in penalties after an investigation by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). DOSH also has completed investigations …
Rogelio Lowe, who operated a fraudulent asbestos removal certification operation in Thornton, has been sentenced to prison, followed by home confinement and community service after a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney in San Francisco. Lowe, also known as Roger Lowe, operated E&D Environmental Safety Training, which offered occupational training for asbestos workers. Lowe was …