A California Court of Appeal in Sacramento has set up a showdown in the state Supreme Court by ruling that changes to the Labor Code from AB 1127 make Cal/OSHA standards admissible in lawsuits between workers and third parties. Last year, another appellate district made the exact opposite ruling and that case, Elsner v. Uveges, …
Cal-OSHA Reporter reader and occasional contributor Paul Burnett recently forwarded to us a list he has compiled over the years of Cal/OSHA training requirements under Title 8. “While it may not be complete, it’s a reasonable summation,” he said. Federal OSHA has a publication, “Training Requirements in OSHA Standards,” but California does not have a …
COR received information about the following March events after the publication of its March Meetings page. We also have received information about two major safety and health events this spring. March 18: Tractor Safety Train the Trainer course, Napa County Fairgrounds, Butler Building 3, Calistoga. Sponsored by Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo’s Ag Safety Institute. Information, …
A Montebello, Calif.-based manufacturing company seeks a full-time safety and health manager. Candidates must have no less than three years of experience in safety supervision and be fluent in English and Spanish. Please send resume and salary requirements to Fred Walter, The Walter Law Firm at fred@walterlaw.com. Submissions by mail should be addressed to Fred …
Tax day – April 15 – also will mark the resumption of public hearings by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. The board has published for comment three proposed safety order revisions, after a two-month lull triggered by the governor’s executive order on new regulatory action. The public hearing will be held at the board’s meeting at …
A Santa Clara County jury unanimously ruled last week that two former workers who developed cancer were not the victims of systemic chemical poisoning as a result of their work at IBM Corp.’s disk drive plant in San Jose. The plaintiffs, who worked at the facility two decades ago and now are in their 60s …
The simple act of wearing eye protection literally can be the difference between a minor eye injury and blindness, an organization devoted to preventing these injuries said. More than 90 percent of eye injuries are preventable, according to Prevent Blindness America (PBA). In 2002, the latest year for which statistics are available, almost 100,000 Americans …
The County of San Bernardino has a job opening for a safety specialist in its Risk Management Division. The specialist will assist in developing and implementing a countywide occupational safety and health program, as well as programs in loss prevention and illness/injuryprevention. The position requires one year of experience in which the primary duties have …