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New Permit Regulations Finally Ready-Public Hearing April 24

Two-and-a-half years after it thought it would be publishing a major revision of its regulations covering construction permits, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) finally has issued the package. The Division will hold a public hearing on the proposal April 24 in Oakland. The revisions are intended to ensure that all hazardous activities at … Read More »

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Roofer Brain Dead After Fall

A roofer employed by Simon Says Roofing, Inc., is on life support after a fall off a garage at a residential roofing project in the Santa Clara Valley Feb. 24, Division of Occupational Safety and Health reports. “The injured employee is expected to die when removed from the support respiratory system,” said Cal/OSHA spokesperson Dean … Read More »

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Legislation Addresses Emergency Regs, Absentee Board Members, Hospital Lifting Injuries

Bills currently before California’s legislature aim to prevent “underground regulation” through the emergency rulemaking process, enabling agencies to remove board or commission members who rarely show up for meetings, and a rehash of twice-vetoed legislation on preventing back injuries in hospitals. EMERGENCY REGS: AB 1302, by Assemblymember Jerome Horton (D-Inglewood) would allow stakeholders to challenge … Read More »

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California Catastrophe Preparedness Forum April 7 in South San Francisco

California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) sponsors a daylong forum April 7 in South San Francisco, “Catastrophe Preparedness: Partnering to Protect Workplaces.” The forum brings together leaders in homeland security, emergency response and occupational safety and health to discuss individual, worker and employer preparedness for catastrophic risks. “One hundred years after … Read More »

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April Forum to Address Catastrophe Preparedness

The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation plans an April 7, 2006 forum that will assemble homeland security, emergency response, and occupational safety and health leaders to discuss individual, worker and employer preparedness for catastrophic risks. The conference will be held at the South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Boulevard … Read More »

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Frito-Lay Gets its Cal/OSHA Safety Star; Setting its Sights on Zero Injuries

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – For a plant that little more than a decade ago was at a low point in its safety performance, Frito-Lay Rancho Cucamonga has come a long way. The 36-year-old facility capped its safety turnaround Feb. 21 when Cal/OSHA presented its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) flag, marking its official entry into the exclusive … Read More »

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Willful Violations Charged, Jumbo Penalties Proposed in Pyrotechnic Case

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has charged an Ione pyrotechnic manufacturer with three willful and six serious violations following an August 2005 incident in which an underaged worker was severely burned after a canister of explosive pellets blew up. The temporary agency that was the worker’s employer also was cited. DOSH has … Read More »

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Standards Board Denies Crane Petition; NACB Sought Open Accreditation

SACRAMENTO – Cal/OSH Standards Board, heeding calls from within the regulated public to leave the state’s recently enacted certification requirements intact, denied a petition from North American Crane Bureau (NACB) to allow more accreditation entities. The action came at the board’s Feb. 16 meeting in the state capital. The board also heard about a new … Read More »

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