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Fed-OSHA Warning on Suspension Trauma Side Effect from Fall Protection

Fall protection is a proven lifesaver, but a possible side effect from having a worker suspended in a harness for a lengthy period has prompted the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an information bulletin on preventing orthostatic intolerance and “suspension trauma.” Orthostatic intolerance results from sudden movement after being sedentary for a … Read More »

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Another Appeal Court Says Title 8 Violations Admissible in Third-Party Suits

Another appellate court has concluded that Labor Code 6304.4, as amended in 1999, no longer limits the admissibility of evidence of violations of Cal/OSHA regulations to actions by an employee against his or her employer. The Fifth District Court of Appeal in James Ash v. J.H. Harvesting addressed this issue, which is now pending before … Read More »

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Standards Board Publishes Revisions to Residential Framing Proposal –

The Cal/OSH Standards Board has issued a 15-day notice of proposed revisions to the residential framing fall protection regulation, which was part of a public hearing last November. The proposal, which would add several new subsections to Construction Safety Orders 1716.2, would set a general fall protection trigger height of 15 feet for residential construction. … Read More »

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More Workplace Deaths

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating the death of a tree trimmer last week who apparently was electrocuted by an overhead power line in Tustin. And in an incident this week, the owner of an auto parts and service business died after being crushed by a forklift. Because he was not … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (117)

By a majority vote following public hearings, the following Title 8 revisions 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. PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE: Permanent revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 5148 were heard … Read More »

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Consultation Lauds More Employers

The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service has released a list of employers who have been recognized for their safety efforts under the Golden Gate program. Following is a partial list of employers who have been so recognized. Employers must agree to have their names released by Consultation and at press time the service had not yet received … Read More »

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AGC Safety Awards April 21

The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) will announce the winners of its Safety Awards of Excellence at a luncheon April 21 in Sacramento. Len Welsh, acting chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and Dana Thompson of Pepper Construction will be the featured speakers. Awards will be presented in a number of … Read More »

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Dozen-Plus Citations and $250,000 in Penalties to Southern Cal Sandblaster

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited a Southern California company for 17 alleged Title 8 violations and proposed penalties of more than $250,000 in response to a September 2003 incident in which a worker fell from a scaffold and was seriously injured. Latino Sandblasting and Plastering, of Pacoima, was cited for three … Read More »

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