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How to Work Effectively with Your Spanish-Speaking Employees

LOS ANGELES — Bilingual Solutions International hosts a daylong seminar Sept. 23, “You Don’t Have to Speak Spanish to Understand, Communicate With & Empower Your Spanish Speaking Workforce.” The workshop offers strategies for overcoming communications barriers with this increasingly large segment of the workforce. The seminar is at Steven’s Steak House, 5332 Stevens Place, Commerce. … Read More »

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Meetings Update (12)

LOS ANGELES — Cal-OSHA Reporter received the following event announcements after publications of the montly Meetings section in last week’s issue: Sept. 22: Refrigeration Engineers & Technicians Association first annual HAZMAT certification refresher course, Holiday Inn Select Conference Center, La Mirada. Information: Rick Eggan, 661-433-6369 or Joe Najera, 310-261-3472. Oct. 6: 6th Annual Central Valley … Read More »

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Court Sides With Cal/OSH Appeals Board in Teichert Construction Case

LOS ANGELES — Sacramento Superior Court has upheld Cal/OSH Appeals Board in the Teichert Construction case. In Teichert, which involved an employee who was hit by a piece of earthmoving equipment, the court dismissed the employer’s argument that it complied with Construction Safety Orders 1592 because equipment operators knew of the existence of workers in … Read More »

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Traeger, Pacheco Confirmed by State Senate to Cal/OSH Appeals Board

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in many years, certainly in this decade, the Cal/OSH Appeals Board has a full compliment of members, with the confirmation of Candice Traeger as chairwoman and management member and Robert Pacheco as public member. The state Senate recently approved the new members, but at least in Traeger’s case, … Read More »

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Scaffold, Shipyard Proposals Get Public Hearing October in Sacramento

LOS ANGELES — Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing Oct. 20 in Sacramento on two new proposals intended to bring two sets of safety orders in line with federal requirements. Metal Scaffolds Revisions to Construction Safety Orders 1644 will make the regulation consistent with Fed-OSHA’s CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(xv). The California standard contains the general … Read More »

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Two Weeks of Deadly Incidents

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the following nine workplace deaths in the past two weeks. Sept. 6: A 44-year-old supervisor for Intermodal Maintenance Service of Long Beach was crushed to death when he was pinned between two trucks while one of the vehicles was making a turn. Sept. 4: A … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (140)

By a majority vote following a public hearing, Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and now are in the California Code of Regulations. EMPLOYEE ALARM SYSTEMS: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 6184 were heard … Read More »

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California Worker Deaths Down in 2004, but Fatalities Rise Nationally

Worker fatalities were down 9 percent in the Golden State in 2004, according to statistics released by the Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR). There were 416 fatal incidents in California last year, down from 456 in 2003. Nationally, workplace fatalities were up slightly, from 5,575 in 2003 to 5,703 last year. But, according … Read More »

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