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Ergo Openings at State Fund

SAN DIEGO — State Compensation Insurance Fund announces it has an opening for an assistant and an associate ergonomics specialist, covering San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County. The assistant performs ergonomic fieldwork, conducting preliminary evaluations of clients’ operations, evaluating and interpreting results and offering solutions. Salary range is $43,812 to $52,836. The associate position … Read More »

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Whistleblower Bill Clears Assembly

SAN DIEGO — AB 572, which would strengthen protections for workers who report hazardous working conditions or refuse to work under unsafe conditions, was approved by the state Assembly on June 2, 45-33. Among its provisions, the bill would make it a misdemeanor for an employer to knowingly conceal an unsafe working condition, if the … Read More »

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Static Charge Causes Gas Station Fire

SAN DIEGO — A brief but scary incident at a Petaluma service station caused about $50,000 in damage when a motorist filling a gas can inadvertently ignited a fire because of static electricity. As we reported last month, static electricity has been identified as a potential hazard for motorists (including workers) at service stations. A … Read More »

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Safety-Wise, This Ballpark Is No Dog

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres are having a rough year so far, with a spate of season-ending injuries dashing hopes for this young team. They could learn a thing or two about keeping workers safe from the people who are building their new ballpark. With the new facility scheduled to open in 2004 … Read More »

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A Lifetime in Safety

SAN DIEGO — Longtime Los Angeles Safety Council (LASC) executive Joseph Kaplan recently was reelected president of the council in recognition of his many years of service. When we say “longtime,” we mean it: Kaplan has been employed by the L.A. Safety Council for 63 years and has been its president since 1979. He has … Read More »

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Standards Board Welcomes a New Member on a Busy Day in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — On a day in which a long-vacant labor seat on the Cal/OSH Standards Board finally was filled, the board completed a packed agenda, adopting five sets of revised safety orders, sending another package back to its staff for further refinements, holding a lengthy public hearing on two new regulatory proposals and introducing … Read More »

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Hand Weeding Committee to Meet June 20

SAN DIEGO — An advisory committee deliberating a potential ban on hand weeding in agricultural operations will try to resolve an impasse on the proposal with a subcommittee June 20 in Sacramento. The subcommittee will discuss proposed revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3456. A coalition of labor groups petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board to … Read More »

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Hand Weeding Subcommittee

SAN DIEGO — * Emanuel Benitez, California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) * Bob Falconer, Director of Government Affairs, California Association of Nurserymen * Carl Borden, Associate Counsel, California Farm Bureau Federation * Elizabeth Ecks, Counsel, California Labor Federation * Fadi Fathallah, Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California-Davis * Marta Guzman, United Farm … Read More »

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