This issue of Cal-OSHA Reporter marks the last for 2008. It has been another busy year for occupational safety and health in California, and 2009 is sure to be full of controversy, drama and progress. COR will return with its Jan. 9 edition. As always, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season, and a …
Anlin Windows wouldn’t object if it was described as a “politically incorrect” California company. It’s more like a family, doing things together. Anlin employees bowl, they do deep-sea fishing. And they’re not shy about making fun of each other when someone goofs up. Not so many years ago, goofing up on the job lead to …
A Northern California employer’s lack of best practices at a Vallejo quarry led to the death of a hauler driver, whose vehicle tumbled end over end down a 30-foot stockpile in late May, according to California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), which cited Syar Industries for two alleged serious violations after an investigation …
It seems like yesterday we were wondering where 2007 went. Now we’re wondering the same thing about 2008 and getting ready for another new year. With this issue of Cal-OSHA Reporter, the last of ’08, here’s a look back at the top stories of the year. Heat Illness Takes Toll; Cal/OSHA Takes Action Despite a …
UPPER LAKE — At an age when most people are way, way into retirement, John Lincoln is happily un-retired. In fact, the energetic octogenarian who works four days a week as Safety Officer for Lake County says he needs the stimulation his second career brings. Lake County, it seems, has certainly benefitted by hiring a …
An employee’s tragic error and the lack of an effective lockout/tagout program at a South San Francisco jobsite resulted in the death of a worker in June and a slate of citations by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), with more than $70,000 in proposed penalties. The incident at Granite Rock Co. on …
Vickie Wells, director of occupational safety and health for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, has been reappointed as a public representative to Fed-OSHA’s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The committee advises the federal secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs. …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. UPDATE OF NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR INSULATING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Revisions …