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Feds Publish Interim Final Rule on Pipeline Safety – Whistleblower Protections

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an interim final rule establishing the procedures for handling whistleblower complaints under the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002. The agency is accepting comments on the rule until June 4, 2004. The act was signed into law in December 2002 and applies to pipeline facilities that … Read More »

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Latest High-Hazard List

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has released its 2003-04 Highest-Hazard Industry list. The Division’s High Hazard Unit uses the list to select employers for programmed and intensive inspections. It is based on industries with a lost workday injury and illness rate 200 percent or higher than the statewide private industry average. After … Read More »

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DOSH seeks emergency regulation to aid tree-trimming – efforts in devastated areas

LAKE ARROWHEAD — The magnitude of the problem becomes clear traveling up the steep, winding roads that lead out of San Bernardino to the area known as “The Rim of the World.” Woven between the evergreens and pines are rust-colored brethren, victims of a voracious beetle that has killed an estimated 1 million drought-stricken trees. … Read More »

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OSHA’s New HazCom Initiative

LAKE ARROWHEAD — Fed-OSHA has announced a new initiative aimed at focusing attention on hazard communication in the workplace. The effort will center on compliance assistance but will include enforcement activities. Because it believes “further efforts are needed to enhance the quality of hazard information provided to employers and employees,” OSHA will provide guidance materials, … Read More »

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DOSH Investigating Worker Deaths

LAKE ARROWHEAD — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating a number of recent workplace incidents around the state, including three deaths. In a March 16 incident, an agricultural worker pollinating date trees was electrocuted when his ladder touched a high-voltage line. He was identified as Gerardo Olvera-Hernandez, 23, of Thermal. He was … Read More »

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Protecting Against Avian Flu

LAKE ARROWHEAD — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a guidance document on how to protect workers from avian flu. Although the disease has not been reported in humans in the United States, there have been infections in Thailand and Vietnam, OSHA noted. Avian flu has resulted in the destruction of 25 … Read More »

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Standards Board Grants Variance

LAKE ARROWHEAD — At its March 18 meeting in Sacramento, the Cal/OSH Standards Board issued the following variance from a Title 8 regulation: 202 Coast, LLC, San Diego: Permanent variance from Elevator Safety Orders 3122.0 regarding the minimum clearing for a refuge space on the top of an elevator car. The applicant has renovated the … Read More »

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ASSE Meeting on Video Production

LAKE ARROWHEAD — The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is hosting an April 8 presentation, “How to Make Your Own Professional-Looking Safety Video Using a Camcorder and Personal Computer,” in City of Commerce. The presenter will be Don Kramer, ARM, the chapter president and senior risk control consultant for … Read More »

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