Now that summer is in full swing, it bears repeating that employees who must work outdoors should take precautions to prevent the ill effects of sun and heat. Fed-OSHA has published several bulletins over the years that provide recommendations for protection from skin cancer posed by exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) radiation contained in sunlight; …
After an investigation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has decided not to issue citations in a Jan. 18 electrocution of a technician for SBC in Redding. The worker was repairing a residential phone line on a pole when a 12,000 volt power line struck and killed him. The high voltage line had broken …
One of the defining characteristics of the Bush-era Fed-OSHA is its emphasis on partnerships and strategic alliances with industry and occupational safety and health-related groups. The idea is to share safety and health information with employers and provide “compliance assistance” to prevent violations and ultimately citations, instead of coming down with a heavy hand. Cal/OSHA …
LOS ANGELES — Colleagues, family and friends gathered at UCLA June 25 to honor Marianne Parker Brown, who is stepping down after 20 years as director of the university’s Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) program. LOSH, part of UCLA’s School of Public Health, is a nationally recognized center for worker training, educational materials development, …
LOS ANGELES — The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has awarded Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), its William Steiger Memorial Award. The award was presented at the recent American Industrial Hygiene Conference in Atlanta, Ga. It is named after the late congressman who was the …
LOS ANGELES — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has opened an investigation into a fatal explosion June 25 at Quion International, Inc., in Ridgecrest, Inyo County. According to Department of Industrial Relations spokesperson Susan Gard, two employees of a temporary agency, S. Dodge Co., were processing for disposal materials used to make flares, …
LOS ANGELES — by Fred Walter and Lisa Prince, The Walter Law Firm The ambulance is gone. You have completed your investigation and have your safety manager’s or investigator’s report on your desk. It is very detailed and not all the details are pretty. Nor is all of it specifically relevant to the incident. Now …
Gov. Schwarzenegger made official Victoria Bradshaw’s role as leader of the state Labor and Workforce Development Agency when he named the former Cal/OSH Standards Board member as secretary of the fledgling agency last week. She has been running it as acting secretary and undersecretary since shortly after the gubernatorial recall election last year. Bradshaw, 55, …