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Cal/OSHA Probes Explosion, Fire at Gardena Paint Plant; Three Injured

Three workers were burned after an explosion and fire at a paint manufacturing facility in Gardena Jan. 9. The incident at Advanced Packaging and Products sent a column of fire and smoke about 75 feet in the air and forced the evacuation of neighboring businesses. Witnesses described 55-gallon drums exploding and propane tanks hurtling into … Read More »

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AGC Safety Maven Moving to Chamber

Marti Stroup Fisher, a member of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee and a familiar face at Cal/OSH Standards Board meetings, has left her position as safety manager for Associated General Contractors of California to become a workers’ compensation lobbyist for the California Chamber of Commerce. Cal-OSHA Reporter caught up with Stroup Fisher, an energetic and knowledgeable … Read More »

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DOSH Seeking Review of AB 1127 Penalties – Unfair to Small Business?

LOS ANGELES—Six years after the controversial legislation AB 1127 took effect, dramatically increasing penalties for Cal/OSHA violations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Acting Chief Len Welsh says he wants to examine how the law affects small business. Welsh, speaking to the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Jan. 5, said he intends to convene an ad … Read More »

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Construction Worker Escapes Death in Leap of Faith from Elevator

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating a Dec. 27 incident at a San Mateo construction project in which a construction worker plunged 40 feet after attempting to jump from an elevator to a building. The worker survived the fall. The man is an employee of Sheedy Hoist of San Mateo and the … Read More »

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Standards Board Starts New Year with a New Member-and Chairman

SACRAMENTO—In baseball terms, it was a one-for-two switch, if you will. Cal/OSH Standards Board chairman Steve Rank announced at the board’s Dec. 15 meeting that the board soon would have a new public member, replacing Jesse Navarro, and a new chairman. The governor’s office delayed the announcement until a few days before Christmas. It turns … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (141)

By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revision to a Title 8 safety order has been adopted by Cal/OSH Standards Board. It has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now is in the California Code of Regulations. STORAGE OF OXYGEN CYLINDERS: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §4650 were … Read More »

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New Year Off to a Busy Start with Safety Conferences and Seminars

California’s safety conference and seminar season officially gets started later this month when The Safety Center hosts its 11th Annual Occupational & Regulatory Symposium, Jan. 25 at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento. The daylong symposium features 12 sessions on topics ranging from safety leadership to accident investigation. Keynote speaker for the symposium is Vicky … Read More »

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Support for Column Bracing Proposal

The only comments on a Cal/OSHA proposal to exempt certain structural steel systems from anchor bolt requirements were positive. Cal/OSH Standards Board held a public hearing on the proposal Dec. 15, ending a 45-day comment period. There were no oral comments at the hearing. Division of Occupational Safety and Health initiated the rulemaking action last … Read More »

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