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Noise Committee Meeting Cancelled

Cal/OSHA efforts to resolve an impasse on removing exemptions for several industries on hearing conservation requirements have fallen victim to that impasse. An advisory committee meeting scheduled for July 27 in Oakland has been cancelled because management and labor apparently aren’t budging from their positions. Bob Nakamura, Division of Occupational Safety and Health senior industrial … Read More »

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Fire Marshal Fines Kinder Morgan $500,000 in Walnut Creek Explosion

On top of citations and proposed penalties issued by Cal/OSHA in the November 2004 Walnut Creek pipeline explosion, State Fire Marshal Ruben Grijalva has proposed a $500,000 fine for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston, Texas. The fire marshal determined that the company did not properly mark the location of the petroleum pipeline and its … Read More »

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Appeals Board Grants Reconsideration on Several Recent ALJ Decisions

Cal/OSH Standards Board has granted reconsideration on the following cases: E.L. Yeager Construction Co.: An administrative law judge (ALJ) affirmed a serious violation and $18,000 penalty in the death of a worker from a weigh hopper. The board consolidated an employer appeal with its own Order of Reconsideration. California Family Fitness: The board granted the … Read More »

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Final Inspection Statistics for 2004

Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has released inspection and violation statistics for calendar year 2004. The data show that DOSH conducted 12 percent fewer onsite inspections in 2004 versus 2003, and also alleged 12 percent fewer violations. Accident-related inspections were down 2 percent, while complaint-related investigations were off 18 percent.

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DOSH Leaving the Heart of San Francisco – and Moving to Downtown Oakland

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is leaving its longtime home city of San Francisco and moving its headquarters across the bay to Oakland’s Elihu Harris State Building. The move was prompted by the loss of office space at the Hiram Johnson State Building, adjacent to San Francisco City Hall, where DOSH has … Read More »

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Public Hearing Aug. 18 on Long-Sought Update for Petroleum Safety Orders

Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing Aug. 18 in Glendale on a proposal to update the Petroleum Safety Orders (PSO) that dates back to 1999. The changes would revise PSO 6505, 6533, 6551 and new 6552, covering drilling and production, and 6755, 6845, 6857 and new 6858. These orders cover refining, transportation and … Read More »

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DOSH at the Car-Wash

As part of its Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition, DOSH and other divisions under Labor and Workforce Development Agency conducted enforcement sweeps of the car-wash industry in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and Orange counties in late June. Inspectors pored over employers’ paperwork, looking for compliance with the Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard, hazard … Read More »

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Legislative Panel Agrees to Audit Cal/OSHA Oversight on Bay Bridge Project

California will spend up to seven months and almost $200,000 to get to the bottom of allegations that the general contractor on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge eastern-span project hid injuries and pressured workers not to report them. The state auditor also will review oversight on the project by the state Division of Occupational Safety … Read More »

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