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Ventilation Proposals up for Public Hearing Before Standards Board in May

Under a proposal now before the Cal/OSH Standards Board, employers would be required to provide medical assessments to employees before they use respirators under 11 substance-specific health standards. Another proposal would revise ventilation requirements for laboratory-type hood operations. Both proposals will be up for public comment at the Standards Board’s May 22 meeting in San … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA, Postal Service Sign Agreement to Reduce Ergo Injuries

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and unions that represent postal workers have forged a strategic alliance to reduce ergonomic hazards at USPS work sites. The partnership will establish a national Ergonomic Work Group to oversee an ergonomic risk reduction process. It will identify work activities for which ergonomic … Read More »

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WESTEC Courses Coming Up

WESTEC is offering two upcoming OSHA courses in the Bakersfield area. The organization will hold a federal OSHA 510 course in construction standards April 14. On April 21, it will hold an OSHA 500 trainer course for general construction. The courses will be held at WESTEC’s North Kern Training Center, 5801 E. Laredo Hwy., near … Read More »

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Ergo Committee Named; April 28 Meeting Location Has Changed

The advisory committee that will help decide the fate of California’s ergonomics standard is composed of passionate advocates on either side of the long-running public health debate, experts with long experience in the issue and some in between. The committee’s first meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., April 28 at the Hearing Room of the … Read More »

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Shut Up, Stand Up and Pump

Add using your cell phone and generating static electricity to the list of “don’ts” to observe when refueling a vehicle. Information released by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) documents several incidents in which people were burned and vehicles destroyed at service stations because of cell phones. And an oil industry organization is … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (103)

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has made amendments to its conflict of interest code, Title 8 17000. The code designates employees who must disclose specified investments, income, interests in real property and business positions. It also designates DIR employees who must disqualify themselves from making or participating in decisions affecting those interests. New listings … Read More »

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New Golden Partnership Honorees

The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service has released a list of the latest employers to be recognized under its Golden Partnership Program. Nine firms were recognized under the Golden Gate program in February and March, and one under the Golden Eagle program in February. Golden Gate recognizes employers with effective safety and health management systems by letter … Read More »

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Standards Board’s XO Retires

SACRAMENTO — After he announced his intention to retire several months ago, John MacLeod, the Cal/OSH Standards Board’s executive officer, noted that he planned to become a regular visitor to his ancestral home of Scotland. But, as well-wishers joked at a banquet capping his last day of work on March 27, he may have to … Read More »

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