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Dosh To Start Diacetyl Standard Discussions Sept. 28 In Oakland

LOS ANGELES – With new cases of a debilitating lung disease coming to light, a federal investigation of exposures in California and a petition for an emergency standard to protect employees, Cal/OSHA announces it will start discussions of a new standard for the chemical diacetyl later this month. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health … Read More »

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LWDA To State Auditor: Injury & Illness Underrecording Project “Impossible”

Putting the final kibosh on a controversial recommendation by the Bureau of State Audits, the state Labor and Workforce Development Agency has told the auditor that rooting out systematic underrecording of workplace injuries and illnesses among California employers is currently “impossible.” The auditor’s office (BSA) had made the recommendation in its audit of safety and … Read More »

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Not That Smith

In our Aug. 25 story, “First-Aid Petitions Go to Committee” (p. 8754), we identified petitioner David Smith as a former Standards Board member. Smith called COR recently to clarify that he is not the David Smith who used to serve on the board but a Lafayette-based consultant and one of three California-based safety professionals so … Read More »

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Fiber Rope, Synthetic Slings Not Safe For Personnel Platforms; Cal/Osha Wants To Require Wire Rope Only

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is moving to prohibit the use of fiber rope and synthetic slings on personnel platforms suspended by cranes or derricks. The practice is considered dangerous by a national consensus standard because damage cannot always be determined by visual inspection, as is currently required in Title 8. That … Read More »

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Worker Electrocuted In Sulphur Plant

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the Aug. 31 electrocution of a worker at H.J. Baker & Brothers, Inc., a Wilmington sulphur-processing facility. Few details are available on the incident. A local report said the worker, whose identity hadn’t been released at press time, was in his late 50s and had … Read More »

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The Price Of Heroism

Police officers, firefighters, construction workers and others who worked on recovery operations at New York City’s World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks subsequently suffered a “high proportion” of illness from exposure to the site. Those illnesses have persisted and could be permanent, according to a study released by Mount Sinai Medical … Read More »

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Red Walls, Green Light for Safety

One of the most recognizable landmarks in the world is the Great Wall of China. At Los Angeles International Airport’s Landmark Aviation, the most recognizable place for safety is a red wall. At Landmark, which services corporate aircraft on an 11-acre site at the southern edge of the airport, safety is a value that starts … Read More »

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Willful Violation Alleged Against Employer In Deadly Cave-In; $164,000+Penalty

A foreman’s allegedly casual attitude toward safety led to a deadly trench cave-in last February, prompting California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to cite a Southern California contractor for four serious violations, including two classified as willful. Three other companies also were cited in the multiemployer case. The alleged “exposing” employer, Atkinson Construction … Read More »

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