Two publications directed at the auto repair industry have been issued by HESIS (Hazard Evaluation System and Information System), part of the California Department of Health Services. One is a fact sheet warning of hazards related to use of aerosol cleaners; the second is a pamphlet on preventing injuries and exposures. “Aerosol Cleaner Use in …
Due to “significant adverse comment,” Fed-OSHA has withdrawn the direct final rule it published last November to update a number of safety and health regulations based on old national standards. OSHA published the direct final rule Nov. 24, 2004, and said if there were significant adverse comments it would withdraw it. The agency will address …
A number of cases taken by employers beyond the administrative law process to the court system have been resolved recently or are scheduled for court hearings soon: Sully-Miller Contracting Co. Sacramento County Superior Court has denied this employer’s petition for a Writ of Mandate, affirming a citation and the Cal/OSH Appeals Board’s Decision After Reconsideration …
California continues to have the lowest ratio of workplace safety and health inspectors to workers – by a significant margin – according to statistics released by the California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS), the union that represents Cal/OSHA inspectors. The Golden State had one inspector per every 98,000 workers as of December 2004, CAPS said. …
Bob Harrell of Safety Management Services in San Diego forwards the following information on upcoming training and testing for crane operators in advance of the June 1 deadline for certification. Associated Builders & Contractors of San Diego (ABCSD) offers a preparation course for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) examination. On …
Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold an April 21 public hearing in Oakland on proposed safety order revisions that would make fall protection requirements for telecommunications workers consistent with other Title 8 regulations, and deal with potentially dangerous overloading of tower cranes. Proposed changes to Telecommunications Safety Orders (TSO) 8615(g) would synchronize it with similar fall …
Among bills that have surfaced recently in the California state Legislature are some reprises of legislation that didn’t make the final cut last year, plus some new bills of interest to the occupational safety and health community. Re-emerging legislation includes a provision to provide police and fire departments with refunds of Cal/OSHA fines after abatement …
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Jan. 10 was a stormy Monday in Southern California. More like a monsoom Monday, actually, with the Southland muddling through record rains, flooding and mudslides. But at Frito-Lay’s corn-based snack food plant in this Riverside County city, there was an anticipatory mood, as the facility’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) team made its …