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Next Turn At The Multiemployer Bat: Desilva Gates, Harris Construction Cases

If general contractors want a due-diligence defense to controlling-employer citations under the multiemployer worksite regulation, their next hope includes at least two Cal/OSHA cases working their way through the administrative law and judicial systems. First up could be DeSilva Gates Construction, which is scheduled for an April 20 hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court. DeSilva … Read More »

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Appeal Court Backs Cal/OSHA In Overaa Multiemployer Case, But Is Due-Diligence Defense Still In Play?

Earlier this year, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Acting Chief Len Welsh hoped for “clarity” by the California Court of Appeal in its decision on the impending Overaa Construction multiemployer worksite case. If you ask employer attorneys, the Jan. 31 decision brought anything but that. On its face, the decision is affirmation, if you … Read More »

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Safety Center Honors

The Safety Center, Inc., recognized a safety professional, a biotech giant and a community-spirited insurance executive for their efforts to spread the safety message. The awards were presented Jan. 24 at the organization’s annual safety symposium in Sacramento. Mark Marshall, safety officer for Golden State Risk Management Authority (GSRMA), was named Safety Professional of the … Read More »

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Shipbuilding Company Gets Variance On Suspended-Load Exposure

After being turned last year down by Cal/OSH Standards Board in its petition to allow shipyard employees to work under suspended loads, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) has been granted a variance by the same board permitting the practice. The company, a division of General Dynamics, sought the variance to Ship Building, Ship Repairing … Read More »

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Seeking The Red Flag On Blue-Flag Requirement In Cal/OSHA Regulation

A Yuba City-area manufacturer has asked Cal/OSH Standards Board to remove a provision in Cal/OSHA industrial trucks standard that requires railroad cars to use blue flags or lights during loading and unloading operations. Ric Morrison, production coach for Sunset Moulding Co., based in Live Oak, petitioned the board after perusing General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) … Read More »

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Serious Violations, $36,000-Plus In Penalties In August Bucket Lift Death

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has cited a Southern California arts school for three alleged serious and two other Title 8 violations in the Aug. 8, 2006, worker death of a popular maintenance supervisor. Keith J. Kent, 43, an employee of Idyllwild Arts Foundation, fell 35 feet from a cherry picker during … Read More »

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Silica Committee Starts On Standard; Could Be Adopted By Year’s End

OAKLAND – One thing seems clear as Cal/OSHA and an advisory committee begin work on a proposed standard to protect construction workers from silica dust – it’s not a matter of if the standard will be crafted but when. Meeting in mid-January, the committee got a look at a rough draft standard from the Division … Read More »

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March Public Hearing For Cylinder Safety, Shipyard Protection Proposals

Almost 1-1/2 years after a construction organization asked for the change, Cal/OSH Standards Board has formally proposed a revision to the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) to relieve oxygen transporters from a vertical requirement. It and a proposal based on a federal regulatory revision will be subject to a public hearing before the board March 15 … Read More »

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