California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) reports two workplace fatalities in the past 10 days from falls, both to employees of tree-trimming services. On Jan. 25, an employee of Chandlers Tree Service fell from the basket of an elevated aerial boom in Bradford. According to DOSH, the bucket caught on a branch and …
California’s Office of the State Auditor was expected to release soon its report on allegations of injury coverup and incomplete oversight at the landmark San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge east span replacement, and word has it that Division of Occupational Safety and Health is in for sharp criticism. The Auditor’s office delivered the report to the …
Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing in March on a proposed revision to the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) originally scheduled to be heard in February. The proposed revision of CSO Appendix B, Plate B-1, Sanitation of Personal Safety Devices, was supposed to be heard at the board’s Feb. 16 meeting, but a late …
At its Jan. 19 meeting, Cal/OSH Standards Board approved a variance with literally dozens of applicants – 45 in all. The companies applied for identical variances from Elevator Safety Orders (ESO) §§ 3120.0, 3121.11 and 3121.12 on suspension ropes and connections, and access to an elevator governor. Elevator variances dominate the process and Cal/OSHA is …
By a majority vote following public hearings, the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. FLOOR OPENINGS: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders (CSO) §1635 were heard at the …
Calling her a “humble giant in the safety world,” The Safety Center, Inc., has named Liz Arioto “Safety Professional of the Year.” The award was presented at the center’s recent symposium, as part of the group’s annual Safety Awards of Excellence. The center also presented Tim Lewis, principal of Tim Lewis Communities, its Chairman’s Award …
Construction Employers Association (CEA) recently honored 33 member firms with its Safety Recognition Award, presented at the association’s annual meeting in Concord. Firms were evaluated on several criteria, including incident rates at least 25 percent below industry average, a lost workday rate also 25 percent below industry average, an experience modification factor (X-Mod) below 1.0, …
February is almost here, and that begins the three-month posting period for employers’ summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2004. Starting Feb. 1 and ending April 30, employers must post the Cal/OSHA Form 300A in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees customarily are posted. The requirement is applicable to employers with …