California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued citations for four alleged serious violations after an investigation into the death of a track inspector who was hit by a Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) train running in reverse Oct. 14 in Concord. Total proposed penalties in the case are almost $29,000. James …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has published a second 15-day notice of proposed modifications to the aerosol transmissible diseases (ATD) standard. Comments on the new changes are due to the board by April 20. General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) §5199, a new standard, would require employers to implement control measures to protect workers from diseases such …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has opened investigations into a number of workplace fatalities in recent days, including the second deadly road-project encounter in the past two weeks, another fatality in a palm tree, two deaths from falls and a crushing during an amusement ride maintenance operation. March 25: A 50-year-old worker for …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued citations against a Sacramento group home after a September homicide, which is also under investigation by the county Sheriff’s Department, DOSH has cited Sun Gold, doing business as Sandy’s Guest House, for failing to report the incident for 10 days. The employer also was cited …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board has finally resolved a case that was triggered by a Nov. 2, 1998 trench incident in the Sacramento Delta city of Antioch. The case is so old that the proposed penalty ultimately upheld for a serious, accident-related violation of Construction Safety Orders §1541.1(a)(1) is $5,000, less than 30% of what the …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has named three people to head various units within the Division. Joel Foss has been appointed Acting Principal Engineer for the Research and Standards Development Unit (RSDU). Al Tafazoli has been named Acting Engineering Services Manager and Debra Tudor has been appointed Acting Principal Engineer for the DOSH …
When the general contractor on a 23-story high-rise failed to provide construction personnel hoists for workers, even though the structure had reached the 36-foot height that triggers the requirement, a local union complained, then Cal/OSHA stepped in. A hearing failed to convince the Division that the hoist could wait. The result: an order to shut …
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has honored 26 of its own — about one-fifth of them Californians — with its Fellow awards. They recognize AIHA members for “significant contributions to the practice of industrial hygiene or related disciplines.” The Californians include Steven Smith, principal engineer for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH); …