There are five new fatalities at California workplaces from late April and early May. In Fremont, trucking company Santa Clara Transfer Service driver was hospitalized after falling from his truck. He died later that evening. The company has an EMR of 97; its workers’ comp coverage is with Insurance Company of the West. In Pittsburg, …
The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service has recognized the following employers with Golden Gate Partnership awards. The program is available to companies requesting a Consultation visit, correcting deficiencies, and demonstrating an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program. A.O. Reed at its Riverside site. This mechanical contractor based in San Diego has an EMR of 55; Bernards Brothers …
After a pause of several years, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will reconvene an advisory committee to explore the requirements for enhanced safety devices on brush chippers. Chipper incidents are not that frequent, but they are horrific. The committee will meet by teleconference on May 30th. Landscaper Jeff Buchanan first approached the Board in 2016 about …
There are nine new California workplace fatalities. They include three struck-bys, two falls, two violent incidents, a crushing, and a case of harmful exposure. At least one of the deaths involved unlicensed contractors. A tree fell on an unlicensed tree trimmer, causing death by blunt force trauma. He died two days later. Cal/OSHA was not …
Next week, May 6th to 10th, is National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Construction employers in California and across the country will take a few minutes to stop work to reinforce the message that falls can kill and injure and to remember that prevention is the key. Falls are one of the most …
Two California employers have achieved a significant milestone by qualifying for the Cal/OSHA programs that recognize exceptional safety achievement. Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant has qualified for REACH recognition, and Bernards Brothers has qualified for Cal/OSHA Consultation Services’ SHARP program. Bernards Bros. is a San Jose-based general contractor qualified for its San Jose Evergreen Community College …
Here are the latest Cal/OSHA enforcement actions in 2023 fatality cases. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued citations for two serious and four other alleged violations in the September 7th death of Stephanie Cosme, 32. The test engineer for Sumaria Systems, a large defense contractor working at Gray Butte Airfield in Palmdale, was …