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Standards Board Set To Adopt Nail Gun Rules; No September Public Hearing

Cal/OSH Standards Board is virtually assured of adopting changes to the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) intended to prevent workers from shooting themselves or coworkers with pneumatic nailers and staplers. The vote will come when the board meets later this month in Southern California. But for the first time in quite a while, the board will … Read More »

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Two Workers Killed In Vehicle Mishaps

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating two worker deaths in recent days involving encounters with vehicles. The first incident took place in North Highlands Sept. 3 when a 52-year-old heavy-equipment operator for Sacramento County Waste Management was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer. The death of Douglas Aldrich was initially … Read More »

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We Need Your Electronic Addresses

Cal-OSHA Reporter is compiling email addresses for all our subscribers. Stephanie Jacobowski of our helpdesk has been contacting readers for this information, but we’re still missing a number of addresses. If you have not provided your email address, please contact Stephanie at 916-780-5200 or reception@earthmail.com to be added to the list.

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XO Application Deadline Extended

Cal/OSH Standards Board has extended the deadline for applying for its vacant executive officer position to Sept. 24, “or until filled,” the board announces. It originally had set the deadline at Aug. 29. The board also cancelled a scheduled Sept. 6 meeting of its executive officer recruitment committee. The executive officer oversees day-to-day operations of … Read More »

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MSD Injury Rates Higher For Women, Minorities In Hospitality Work?

A study conducted by several major universities and a union representing hospitality workers suggests that women, particularly women of color, suffer disproportionately higher rates of musculoskeletal disorders than their counterparts. The research, recently presented at the Sixth International Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, was a collaborative effort by the Unite Here union, University … Read More »

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Legislature Approves Closing Loopholes In Landmark Smoking Ban

The California Senate has approved a bill that would close purported loopholes in the state’s indoor workplace smoking ban. AB 1467 now has passed both legislative chambers and is on the governor’s desk. Introduced by Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier, a Concord Democrat and restaurant owner, the bill is aimed at narrowing exemptions in the smoking ban, … Read More »

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Rethinking Title 8 Reform

The road to regulatory reform can be fraught with peril. Move too fast and you risk too hasty a proposal, one that could be picked apart by naysayers, putting the entire project in jeopardy. But wait too long, and the project could be just as much in danger, its lost momentum a wide opening for … Read More »

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Electrician Killed During Heat Wave

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the death of an electrician working to replace a transformer during the Labor Day weekend heat wave. Richard Eastman, 50, an employee of PAR Electrical Contractors, based in Kansas City, Mo., was killed Sept. 3 in Beaumont. He was working on a power pole to … Read More »

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