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NIOSH Developing Automated ROPs

BERKELEY — Each year about 250 Americans die in tractor accidents, including overturns, runovers, collisions and entanglements, according to the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. Approximately 100 of those incidents are the result of overturns. Rollover protective structures (ROPS) have proven effective in preventing deaths and serious injuries in rollovers. Taking the concept … Read More »

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AGC Honors Safety Achievers

SACRAMENTO — The Associated General Contractors of California honored Scotty DuPriest, safety and risk manager for John F. Otto, Inc., as the Harry Eckstein Safety Professional for 2003 at last week’s Safety Awards of Excellence luncheon. The association also honored a number of other individuals and companies for safety achievements in the past year. DuPriest … Read More »

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Adult Film Industry Balks at Mandatory Protection After Actors Contract HIV

SACRAMENTO — Add California’s adult film industry to the list of businesses complaining about the state’s regulatory burden. Producers and directors in this multibillion-dollar sector say efforts by Los Angeles-area health officials and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to force actors to wear condoms in the wake of two HIV-positive tests could drive … Read More »

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Another Arrowhead Tree Incident

SACRAMENTO — A worker on the Lake Arrowhead tree-clearing project was injured April 22 when a section of tree struck him. A worker had climbed the 80-foot tree and cut the top 16 feet. As it was falling, the injured worker, Jeremy Carson, unknowingly walked into the work area and was struck in the back … Read More »

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DOSH Cites Oakland Fire Department

SACRAMENTO — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited the Oakland Fire Dept.’s Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT) for 13 alleged violations, including four alleged repeat and one alleged willful violation, related to training and medical responsibilities, with total proposed penalties of more than $25,000. The citations were issued after an inspection triggered … Read More »

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Safety Excellence in Paradise

SACRAMENTO — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the State of Hawaii have recognized eight companies for excellence in their safety and health programs. Three companies, Chevron Hawaii Refinery, Frito-Lay of Hawaii, Ltd. and Dick Pacific Construction Co., achieved Voluntary Protection Program status. Five small businesses were recognized under the federal Safety and … Read More »

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Anti-SB 796 Bills Fail

SACRAMENTO — AB 2181, which sought to eliminate the ability of an employee to recover civil penalties in an action against an employer for Labor Code violations, failed passage again in the state Assembly. The bill, designed to reverse the effects of last year’s SB 796, originally was rejected by the Assembly Labor and Employment … Read More »

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ASSE L.A. to Explore “$afety Pay$” May 13

SACRAMENTO — The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will present “The Remarkable Inside Story of $afety Pay$” May 13 at Stevens Steakhouse Restaurant in Commerce. “$afety Pay$” is an incentive program created in 1990 at Santa Monica Seafood which has been used at more than 10,000 business across the … Read More »

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