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Nov. 30 Advisory Committee on Dust Collection Safety in Woodworking

Cal/OSH Standards Board convenes an ad hoc advisory committee Nov. 30 in Sacramento to consider proposed changes to Title 8 to address the safe use of dust collectors in woodworking facilities. So-called “enclosureless” (sock-type) dust collectors, which are small and inexpensive, are commonplace in the woodworking industry and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) … Read More »

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Looking for a Few Good Engineers

Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has openings for junior and assistant safety engineers in its San Mateo, Oakland and Fremont district offices. Juniors and assistants are the first working level for safety engineers. They assist journeyman engineers and perform assigned professional engineering work, including routine compliance inspections and accident investigations, and prepare information … Read More »

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Riverside Nursery Drops Suit Over English-Only Crane Operator Testing

Cal-OSHA Reporter has learned that Professional Growers, Inc., aka GroWest, has dropped its lawsuit over crane operator certification tests administered only in English. The action came at a case management conference in September that followed a June 27 ruling denying a temporary restraining order against the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. GroWest sought to … Read More »

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Make Sure the Eyes Haven’t Had It

The average business professional spends 40-50 hours a week in front of a computer. Teachers use computers more and more in schools, and even children spend time after school in front of a computer. It’s difficult to find a business or home without a computer these days, but this much screen time, added to TV … Read More »

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Proposal Would Provide Exception on Steel Erection Column Support

Structural steel erection requires that columns have four anchor bolts to prevent steel-frame buildings from collapsing during construction. But the technique isn’t necessary – or practical – in all cases. Consequently, Cal/OSH Standards Board has published a proposed Title 8 regulatory revision that would provide an exception to steel erection rules for certain types of … Read More »

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New Golden Gate Employers

Cal/OSH Consultation Service announces the latest recipients of Golden Gate program recognition letters. Under Golden Gate, Consultation Service recognizes high-hazard employers for effective safety and health programs when it pays onsite visits to the firms. Golden Gate is the first step of Cal/OSHA recognition. It is followed by the SHARP program, which provides limited exemption … Read More »

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Appeals Board to Decide Several More Serious Injury Reporting Cases

Cal/OSH Appeals Board, on its own motion, has ordered reconsideration of three recent administrative law judge (ALJ) decisions on the serious-injury reporting requirements of Division of Occupational Safety and Health administrative regulations 342(a). It also has granted another employer consideration of a 342 ruling that went against it this summer. Earlier this year, the board … Read More »

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PEL Meeting Dec. 12

Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) will hold an advisory meeting Dec. 12 in Oakland to gather comments on ways to improve the process of revising permissible exposure limits (PELs). The Division announced the meeting last month during a presentation to Cal/OSH Standards Board. DOSH regularly revises substances regulated under General Industry Safety Orders … Read More »

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