SACRAMENTO — The Safety Center, Inc., honored occupational safety and health professionals in the food and beverage industries for their efforts to prevent injuries and illnesses in their organizations. John Allison, safety and security manager for the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in St. Helena, was named safety professional of the year by the center. …
SACRAMENTO — A study designed to “benchmark” corporate safety culture in America has found that many leading companies have gone beyond mere compliance with OSHA regulations, creating their own best practices to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. “Driving Toward ‘0’: Best Practices in Corporate Safety and Health” was funded by Fed-OSHA and produced at the …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board will not hold a public hearing when it meets Feb. 19, and may not hold another one until April, according to its executive officer, Keith Umemoto. He said the board is proceeding cautiously with new rule-making proposals to give the new gubernatorial administration time to review them. The board will continue …
The first month of 2004 saw a rash of workplace fatalities throughout California, including three on Jan. 22. There have been seven worker deaths in January. Two of the incidents involved Pacific Gas & Electric Co. As we reported in our Jan. 16 issue, PG&E worker Randall Imai was killed Jan. 5 in Woodland when …
There was little or no progress between growers and labor representatives at an advisory committee meeting earlier this month on the issue of hand weeding in agriculture. Committee chairman Tom Mitchell of the Cal/OSH Standards Board reports that both sides will offer new draft proposals in mid-February and the committee will make one more attempt …
The Construction Employers Association (CEA) recently recognized 14 of its member firms for their commitment to safety, including performance and training efforts. CEA is a Northern California organization representing union commercial building contractors in collective bargaining, labor relations and legislative advocacy. The firms were honored at the association’s annual membership meeting Jan. 13. Companies with …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an informational bulletin warning employers that a common type of fire sprinkler has demonstrated a high failure rate and should be replaced. Fed-OSHA’s bulletin comes after the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) warned the general public about Star ME-1 dry fire sprinklers manufactured from 1961 to …
February is upon us, which means it is time for employers to post their summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2003. The requirement is applicable to employers with 11 or more employees, excluding some low-hazard establishments in the retail, services, finance and real estate sectors. The posting of Cal/OSHA Form 300A is required from …