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Cal/OSHA Investigating Second Possible Indoor Heat Illness Death, As Labor Presses For Section 3395 Inclusion

SACRAMENTO – As Cal/OSHA prepares to begin discussions on including indoor workers in its landmark heat illness prevention standard, evidence of the threat to this class of employee is beginning to surface. In August, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) began an investigation of the death of a worker at Los Angeles’ General … Read More »

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Standards Board, 2007-Style

Cal/OSH Standards Board has released a draft schedule of its 2007 meetings. The board normally meets the third Thursday of every month. The December 2007 meeting is being moved to the second Tuesday because of the Christmas holiday. The meeting locations at this point are tentative. Jan. 18 Costa Mesa City Council Chambers, 77 Fair … Read More »

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Worker’s Life Threatened In Recycling Incident; Workers Sickened By Chemicals

A 21-year-old occasional worker for a Santa Cruz County recycling company suffered severe, life-threatening injuries after being struck by a basket being hoisted by a forklift Sept. 22. The worker, Lupe Cruz, described by Department of Industrial Relations spokesperson Dean Fryer as a “casual-hire” worker by Rick’s News, an Aptos facility, lost a leg and … Read More »

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Occupational Medicine On The Rise

INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. – Despite its ups and downs over the years, occupational medicine is poised for a bright future, according to the president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Dr. Tee Guidotti, a professor at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., addressed the recent Western Occupational Health Conference … Read More »

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Changes To Grain-Handling Proposal

A cascade of comments since an April public hearing on a proposal to revamp California’s grain-handling standard has prompted a 15-day notice of proposed modification to the rulemaking package. Cal/OSH Standards Board is accepting comments on the modifications until Oct. 2. The proposal revises General Industry Safety Orders §§ 3482, 5161 and 5178 to replace … Read More »

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Crane Company Cited In June Death

Faulty rigging and overloading of a crane that led to the June death of a crane operator has landed a San Francisco crane company citations for serious, accident-related violations and almost $38,000 in proposed penalties. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) cited Sheedy Drayage in the June 22 incident in Livermore. Crane operator … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA To California Legislators: Advisory Committee Meeting Should Precede Diacetyl Regulatory Action

At the Sept. 8 Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Acting Chief Len Welsh noted that a number of California state legislators had written to Welsh requesting “immediate steps” on worker exposure to diacetyl, the chemical that has caused life-threatening disease in at least two California workers and is suspected … Read More »

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“Half A Loaf” For Self-Erecting Crane Companies; Still Tower Cranes

A recent meeting between California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and companies seeking to have self-erecting cranes classified as mobile cranes, thereby avoiding operator certification requirements, resulted in “half a loaf” for the firms, according to one participant. Whether that’s enough for them remains to be seen. The crane rental companies offer the … Read More »

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