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Standards Board Grants Four Variances

At its Jan. 15 meeting in Glendale, the Cal/OSH Standards Board granted the following four variances from Title 8 regulations. Centinela Valley Union High School District, Lawndale and Beverly Hills Unified School District, Beverly Hills: Permanent variance from Elevator Safety Orders (ESO) 3094.2(b), (c)(1) and (3) and (d) regarding the installation of two vertical platform … Read More »

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Navigating the Regulation Review Maze

GLENDALE — The Schwarzenegger administration has given the go-ahead to several Cal/OSHA regulatory proposals that are ready for adoption, and the Cal/OSH Standards Board has requested permission to proceed with at least two others. This will help clear up the logjam that was created when the new governor signed his executive order halting regulatory action … Read More »

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NIOSH Recommendations on Keeping Excavation Workers Safe

GLENDALE — The first of a series of publications by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) designed to offer practical ways to prevent occupational injuries and deaths focuses on workers operating on or near hydraulic excavators and backhoe loaders. The publication is one of two that inaugurate the “Workplace Solutions” series just … Read More »

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2003 Decisions Completed

GLENDALE — This week’s Decisions section includes the final group of decisions issued by the Cal/OSH Appeals Board for 2003. These pages, together with the rest of the volume, should be removed from your current COR binder and placed in a separate binder. The 2003 volume encompasses pages 40-4963 to 40-5228.

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“Interlock” a Hot-Button Word As Board Considers Lockout/Tagout Proposal

GLENDALE — The insertion of the term “interlock” into a proposed regulatory revision intended to make a standard covering the control of hazardous energy more effective prompted concerned comments from the occupational safety and health community during the Cal/OSH Standards Board meeting here Jan. 15. The board also entertained comments on two other proposals and … Read More »

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“No Go” on Safety Order Adoptions

GLENDALE — The Cal/OSH Standards Board had two safety order proposals for adoption on its business agenda but was forced to table them, lacking approval to proceed from the governor’s office. The first was a proposal to revise General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 3301(e) and (f) to address the hazards of overpressurizing pipes and containers … Read More »

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California Injuries, Illnesses Down in 2002

Workplace injuries and illnesses in California showed a significant drop from 2001 to 2002, according to data released by Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR). Total cases were down 7 percent in 2002, from 748,200 to 694,100. The incidence rate of 6.0 per 100 full-time workers was the same as 2001. The largest decrease … Read More »

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DOSH Investigating Recent Deaths

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has begun investigations of a number of worker deaths up and down the state in recent weeks. A 33-year-old tree trimmer, Rafael Barajas, suffered fatal injuries while performing storm response work Dec. 13 for Asplundh Tree Expert Co., in San Carlos, according to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers … Read More »

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