In a ruling that reverses more than 30 years of precedent, the California Supreme Court has ruled that Cal/OSHA standards may be used in third-party actions, restoring common law. The unanimous ruling upheld a key provision of AB 1127, the controversial 2000 law that made a number of changes to the state Labor Code and …
Sacramento’s Safety Center, Inc., is reaching back to the era of platform shoes and disco balls for its 10th Annual Occupational & Regulatory Symposium on Safety and Health. The symposium, Jan. 27 at the Red Lion-Sacramento Inn, has been dubbed, “Stayin’ Alive in ’05.” It will take place in three sessions. “Staying Alive,” will feature …
Although not down as sharply as between 2001 and 2002, recordable workplace injuries and illness declined again in California in 2003, according to statistics released by the state Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR). There were 684,700 recordable injuries and illnesses in 2003, a drop of slightly more than 1 percent from 2002’s 694,000. …
In just a couple of weeks begins the three-month posting period for employers’ summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2004. Starting Feb. 1 and ending April 30, employers must post the Cal/OSHA Form 300A in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees customarily are posted. The requirement is applicable to employers with …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3380 were …
SACRAMENTO — With unqualified support even from its most ardent former critic, the Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted a permanent regulation allowing qualified tree workers to be hoisted into trees with cranes if that’s the safest way to get the job done. The Dec. 16, 2004, adoption is a permanent version of an emergency regulation adopted …
SACRAMENTO — Two explosive incidents within a week of each other at two companies in Southern California in December left one employee dead and another injured. The fatal incident occurred Dec. 13 at Saba Technologies in Buena Park. The employer is a dyeing textile company, according to Department of Industrial Relations spokesperson Dean Fryer. The …
SACRAMENTO — By a majority vote following public hearings, the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY, LOCKOUT/TAGOUT: Revisions to GISO 3314 were heard …