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 …
Despite the failure of a labor-backed abatement bill to get through the Legislature this year, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is going to address some of the concerns in the legislation through the current process, Len Welsh, chief of DOSH, tells Cal-OSHA Reporter. The bill, AB 1988, which was introduced in the …
Truckers with regular exposure to diesel exhaust face an elevated risk of lung cancer the longer they work, according to a major study published this fall. “Lung Cancer and Vehicle Exhaust in Trucking Industry Workers” was written by a number of researchers, including one from the University of California, Berkeley and published in Environmental Health …
In the wake of Cal/OSHA’s adoption of new rules designed to protect construction workers from exposure to silica-containing concrete and masonry products, the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is determined to get the word out to employers and workers about keeping workers safe. DOSH has released a Silica Hazard Alert to inform …
The Inglewood Parks & Recreation department has been cited for two serious and four general violations following the April death of a city employee who was pulled into a wood chipper during a tree-trimming operation. Raphael Ramirez Haro was feeding cuttings into the chipper April 8 while a co-worker trimmed branches from a boom lift. …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), which broke new ground in 2004 with the first-ever citations to the state’s adult film industry, is near another milestone with a probable settlement with one film company. And the Cal/OSH Standards Board is considering two highly unusual requests filed by adult production companies for variances to …
Some good news on the occupational safety front: The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says the rate of injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work decreased 4% in 2007 nationally, to 122 per 10,000 full-time workers. Out of 4 million total recordable I&I cases in private industry last year, 1.2 million required at …
When the Cal/OSH Standards Board holds its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 15, there will be no public hearing items on the agenda. The board meets at 10 a.m. in Room 358 of the County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway in San Diego. While there will be no public hearing, the meeting …