In our May 16 story, “California Construction Industry Honors Its Safety Achievements,” on p. 8000, the name of one of the honorees was misspelled. In the Turner Construction photo on that page, “Charlie Kochi” should have been “Charlie Koch.” Also in the same issue in our story about the new confined-space rescue team in eastern …
Assembly Bill 1719, a follow-up measure to last year’s AB 2837, was approved by the state Assembly on May 15 by 45-31 and sent to the Senate for its consideration. AB 1719, which was introduced by the Assembly Labor and Employment committee, would require the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to notify safety …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a strategic management plan that seeks to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses across the country by 20 percent by 2008 and fatalities by 15 percent. The announcement was made May 12 at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference in Dallas, Texas. Under the five-year plan OSHA will …
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) kicked off Young Worker Safety Month last week by opening an exhibition of turn-of-the-century photos depicting youths in arduous working conditions, such as the grim-faced cotton picker pictured here. While conditions have improved dramatically since Lewis Hine chronicled the plight of underaged workers, today’s teenagers still face …
SAN DIEGO — Former Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard paid a visit to his home town last week to address the Pacific Southwest Safety and Health Conference. Now the director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Howard has spent the nine months or so since he joined NIOSH settling into his new …
SACRAMENTO — McCarthy Building Cos. was recognized in two major categories for its safety performance and Teichert, Inc., Safety Director Nancy Moorhouse was honored as the Harry Eckstein Safety Professional of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) last week at its Safety Awards of Excellence luncheon. A total of 13 individuals …
PITTSBURG — In a confined-space emergency every minute counts. Thanks to a public-private partnership dedicated last week at a fire station in eastern Contra Costa County, employers in this fast-growing region along the Carquinez Strait will have a response time from emergency crews that is a fraction of what it was formerly. The East County …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has appointed Keith Umemoto as its new executive officer, replacing the recently retired John MacLeod. He starts June 1, 2003. Umemoto comes to the board from the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, where he has served as undersecretary and worked to retain and create jobs and expand the economy. Before …