Was a construction contractor informed about a deviation in a fuel line that ran next to a water project, leading to a towering inferno last week that killed five workers and burned four others? Or did the fuel line’s owner fail to provide the contractor with crucial information? After a lengthy effort to extract charred …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has made modifications to its proposal for a permanent standard allowing qualified tree workers to be hoisted into trees by cranes. An emergency version of the regulation was adopted by the board this summer. The permanent proposal is scheduled to be heard at the Standards Board public hearing Dec. 16 in …
IRVINE — 3M ESPE Dental Products is the only facility of its kind operated by the giant Midwest corporation, but it shares a common trait with other 3M facilities: an advanced safety culture. 3M ESPE recently commemorated its recertification as a Cal/OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star site, a distinction it has held since 1997. …
California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) has put appointees to its boards on notice that they no longer will be allowed to work out of their homes, unless they get special permission. The move comes after allegations that full-time board members took paid positions on political campaigns and did the work during what should …
IRVINE — California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) conducted 14 percent fewer inspections between January and March of this year than the comparable quarter of 2003, according to data released by the Division. Citations were down even more sharply, the statistics show. DOSH alleged almost 1,000 fewer violations than the first quarter of …
OAKLAND — After a seemingly interminable period during which Cal/OSHA has been unable to fill badly needed positions, the state has lifted a hiring freeze and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) will be able to stop the erosion that has seen its ranks decline well below its official benchmark. The current official …
OAKLAND — California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating a string of workplace fatalities in late October and and early November: Oct. 26: A 50-year-old employee of Trans West Housing, Inc., of San Diego, was killed after walking into the path of a cement truck that was backing up. According to Department …
OAKLAND — The American Society of Safety Engineers Valley Coastal Chapter has changed the contact information for its monthly meetings, held the third Tuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Woodland Hills. The chapter’s reservation line is no longer active. Interested parties should contact Sue Bedard at sueb@pomsassoc.com to RSVP. …