California’s fledgling Heat Illness Prevention Network was activated last week for the first time after Gov. Schwarzenegger declared a heat emergency throughout the state prior to an expected heat wave. The network teams the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and a number of employer organizations, led by the California Chamber of Commerce to distribute …
The Cal/OSHA program will see an 8 percent increase in its budget over 2006-07, according to the final state budget recently passed by the state Legislature and signed by the governor. Cal/OSHA, including Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Cal/OSH Standards Board and Cal/OSH Appeals Board, is slated to receive $96,652,000, from an estimated …
The next two weeks – or sooner – could tell the tale for a number of bills related to occupational safety and health before the state Legislature. Many significant pieces of legislation have passed one chamber and are awaiting final action by the corresponding chamber, while others still must pass Appropriations committees’ muster. Aug. 31 …
Attorney Kevin Bland, who represents several construction organizations on Cal/OSHA matters, recently commented to Cal-OSHA Reporter about the resignation of Cal/OSH Standards Board Executive Officer Keith Umemoto. Fairly or unfairly, Umemoto became a focus of consternation by the construction industry after it asked for an explanation of how controversial language ended up in a proposal …
A Northern California production manager who asked Cal/OSH Standards Board to remove a confusing provision in Cal/OSHA’s industrial trucks standard will get his wish – partially. Under a proposal just published by the board and now in its 45-day comment period, the board will remove the offending language. But the underlying requirements will remain, backed …
The new owner of a popular gelato café in San Diego – the son of previous owner, who was asphyxiated in April when he was trapped inside a freezer – was cited by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) for the incident. DOSH alleges three serious violations and one general against Gelato Vero …
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) reports the following recent workplace incidents, including three fatalities: Aug. 23: DOSH in Fresno is investigating an industrial fatality involving an employee of T.N.J. Electric, who was electrocuted on Aug. 16. The employee was installing a new lighting system for Madera High School’s football stadium. He was …
Mike Manieri, Cal/OSH Standards Board’s longtime Principal Engineer, has been named acting executive officer after the departure of Keith Umemoto. The board also has formed a recruitment committee to find a permanent replacement. The committee is composed of chairman John MacLeod, occupational health representative Jonathan Frisch and management representative Bill Jackson. It meets Sept. 6 …