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News from Fed-OSHA – Inadequate Trench Shoring Triggers $500,000 Proposed Penalty by OSHA

Hefty proposed penalties by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are something of a rarity these days, so when Fed-OSHA proposes more than half a million dollars against a firm, it’s a sure sign that the agency believes it has found a significant threat to workers. Saying conditions that inspectors found along a 150-mile … Read More »

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“Terry Tool” Reduces Confined Space Entries in Wastewater Operations

A Contra Costa County wastewater district employee with “exceptional mechanical abilities and a penchant for innovation” has developed a device that eliminates the need for workers to enter sewers to place monitoring equipment. The “Terry Tool,” devised by Ron Terry of the City of Antioch Public Works Dept., eliminates the need for confined space entries, … Read More »

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Advisory Committee on Fall Protection for Roof Sheet Metal Workers Scheduled – for Oct. 30

The Cal/OSH Standards Board announced it is convening an advisory committee to study a proposal that would apply the fall protection requirements for roofers to workers who install and remove sheet metal that is integral to roof waterproofing systems. The advisory committee was authorized by the Standards Board based on a petition by Dale Auslander, … Read More »

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Standards Board Welcomes New Members; Adopts Crane Revisions

OAKLAND — The Cal/OSH Standards Board officially seated two of its three new members Sept. 18. Herb Schultz, Undersecretary and Acting Secretary of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency, performed the swearing in of Jesse Navarro and Dr. Robert Harrison. Navarro, a special assistant to the San Diego County District Attorney and a business owner, … Read More »

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New California Harwood Grants

OAKLAND — Two California entities have been awarded new federal Susan Harwood Training Grants, Fed-OSHA announced. The State Building and Construction Trades Council in Sacramento has been granted $153,700 to conduct three “train the trainer” sessions on noise and hearing conservation in construction. One of the sessions will be conducted in Spanish. The council also … Read More »

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Standards Board’s Draft 2004 Schedule

OAKLAND — The Cal/OSH Standards Board has released a tentative meeting schedule for 2004. It will include some new locations and venues, and may have a revised date – the September meeting may be moved up a week to accommodate religious observances. The board intends to schedule its Los Angeles-area meetings in Burbank or Glendale … Read More »

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Legislature Approves Bill That Would Create “Private Attorney General” System – for Labor Code Violations

OAKLAND — It flew below the radar of many in occupational safety and health, but a bill recently approved by the state Legislature could have a significant impact on the enforcement of Title 8. SB 796, introduced by State Sen. Joseph Dunn (D-Garden Grove), is intended to “augment the enforcement abilities” of the state Labor … Read More »

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Training Records & Gantry Cranes

OAKLAND — The Cal/OSH Standards Board granted Title 8 variances to two utilities on widely divergent issues at its Sept. 18 meeting. SBC Telecommunications, Sacramento: Permanent variance from Telecommunications Safety Orders 8603(a) regarding the use of computerized training records at all SBC field and office operations in the state. The safety order requires that safety … Read More »

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