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Worker Killed, Another Injured After Being Struck by Company Truck

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating an Oct. 18 incident in Salinas that left one worker dead and another seriously injured. The deadly encounter involved employees of CB Harvesting, a subsidiary of Church Bros., Inc., and happened at Breschini Scattini Ranch. The workers were reviewing harvest paperwork with their backs to the … Read More »

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Allowances on “Allowable Loads”

Responding to comments from stakeholders that a proposal on load safety was too broad and could have unintended impacts on employers, Cal/OSH Standards Board has modified the rulemaking action. Comments are due on the modifications by Nov. 1. The proposal revises CSO §1709 in the wake of a Cal/OSH Appeals Board decision in DPS Plastering, … Read More »

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MSHA Comes to California

SACRAMENTO — On the heels of Fed-OSHA’s announcement that it intends to create a federal version of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is considering a requirement of its own. Fed-OSHA came to California in late July, after some prodding, to learn from California’s almost 20-year experience with … Read More »

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Heat Illness Changes Effective Nov. 4

By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order 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. HEAT ILLNESS: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3395 were heard at … Read More »

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Construction Worker Killed in San Mateo Beam Fall

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the Oct. 8 death of a construction worker at a pharmacy under construction in San Mateo. The worker, identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s office as 23-year-old Cristobal Reyes-Segura, of Sacramento, was employed by Norogachi Construction, a subcontractor to S.D. Deacon, which is erecting a … Read More »

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AB 2774: “Dumbing Down” the Standard on Serious Violations?

AB 2774, which changes the definition of “serious violation” in the California Labor Code and the circumstances under which the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) may issue such citations, becomes law on Jan. 1, 2011. It has the potential to be a game-changer for DOSH, although Cal/OSH Appeals Board will be the interpreter … Read More »

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Farm Labor Contractor Confabs

California Farm Labor Contractor Association announces a series of educational conferences for agricultural employers this November, and in January and July 2011. The Ag Employer Compliance Conferences include updates on Cal/OSHA requirements, workers’ comp insurance, wage and hour issues, harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and pesticide safety. The first conference is Nov. 3 at the Doubletree … Read More »

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More EFAME Findings

Cal-OSHA Reporter’s Oct. 1 edition outlined the major findings of Fed-OSHA’s 2010 Enhanced Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation (EFAME) report (see p. 9855). But the nearly 100-page report contained findings and recommendations on many other elements of the Cal/OSHA program, from the Standards Board to Consultation, as we outline here. Lapse time between inspections and … Read More »

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