California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating a series of fatal incidents throughout the state in recent days, including the death of a worker at a recycling center last weekend. The April 7 incident at a recycling center in Upland, operated by Intavaia Rock & Sand, Inc., took the life of 32-year-old Gerardo …
AB 1045, Assemblywoman Laura Richarson’s bill to require employers with indoor workplaces to protect workers from heat illness, has received amendments that flesh out the proposal. Under the April 10 revisions to what had been a spot bill, all such employers would be required to establish, implement and maintain written procedures to recognize the symptoms …
Cal/OSH Standards Board will convene an advisory committee in late April to discuss changes to several Title 8 regulations related to crane safety. One of the proposals is designed to prevent incidents of “two-blocking” on cranes, which has led to at least two fatalities. Another proposed revision would clarify a regulation that the Cal/OSH Appeals …
In a major Decision After Reconsideration (DAR), Cal/OSH Appeals Board has reversed previous court precedence on multiemployer worksite citations, giving general contractors potential relief from violations created by subcontractors. “We believe responsibility for safety requirements should be placed on those who have the greatest practical opportunity and ability to [ensure] compliance with applicable safety standards,” …
The most frequently cited Title 8 violation in agriculture by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is of General Industry Safety Orders §3314, informally known as the state’s lockout/tagout standard. In calendar year 2005, DOSH issued 24 §3314 citations to ag employers. The Division investigated three fatalities, seven amputations and six injuries to …
SB 171, state Senate Pro Tem President Don Perata’s latest attempt to force hospitals to adopt “no lift” policies for their workers, passed its first committee hurdle when it was approved by the Labor and Industrial Relations committee March 28, 3-2. The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations committee where it will be …
Of the six 2006 indoor heat illness cases that California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) investigated, it issued citations in half, all involving violations of the state’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard, General Industry Safety Orders §3203. Two of the six cases involved a worker fatalites, and the others involved serious heat …
Cal/OSH Standards Board is proposing to revise the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) to protect workers from the dangers of horizontally sliding gates. It also seeks to update a regulation on process safety management to add a definition. A 45-day comment period for both proposals will end May 17, when the board will hold a …