OAKLAND — The East Bay Municipal Water District (EBMUD) Wastewater Treatment Plant in East Oakland celebrated becoming only the second public entity to attain Star status in the Cal/VPP program Oct. 15 in a ceremony at the plant. EBMUD joins the Eastern Municipal Water District as the only two public facilities to be enrolled in …
SANTA ROSA — Public agencies take many forms, from municipalities to fire-fighting organizations. So too do the hazards their workers face – everything from dog bites and sore feet to life-threatening situations. The Public Agency Safety Managers Association, known informally as PASMA, exists to help safety and health managers in these organizations deal with those …
Two employers caught in the act of doing something right in California’s Inland Empire were the first recipients of recognition letters from the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service under the new Golden Partnership program. Dick Pacific Construction, a Hawaii company completing a 520-megawatt power plant in Blythe, and H&M Construction, which is erecting a 1.3-million-square-foot distribution plant …
The San Jose Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers is hosting a one-day professional development conference Nov. 12 entitled “Business & Soft Skills for the Safety Professional.” The conference, which will be held at the Silicon Valley Ramada Inn in Sunnyvale, will cover media relations, environmental, safety and health consulting, negotiating, effective communication …
OAKLAND — Imagine Cal/OSHA compliance officers getting trained on their own regulation by members of an industry they regulate. That’s exactly what has been happening since late September in an innovative new program that promises to benefit all concerned. Top brass of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), the District Council of Ironworkers …
OAKLAND — A proposal to revise the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) in response to a tragic double fatality at a Sacramento high-rise project will be part of a public hearing by the Cal/OSH Standards Board Nov. 21 in San Diego. Also on the agenda is a proposal to amend the General Industry Safety Orders to …
OAKLAND — Three California universities are among the recipients of Fed-OSHA Susan Harwood training grants, the agency announced. In all, OSHA awarded more than $11 million to organizations throughout the country. The grants are named after the late Susan Harwood, who helped develop federal standards for bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos and lead …
OAKLAND — Brenton Safety, Inc., is hosting a one-day, hands-on workshop on indoor air quality evaluation Oct. 22 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Foster City. The workshop will cover the state of the industry, key factors influencing air quality and investigative methods. It is designed for industrial hygienists, safety engineers, building/facility managers, loss control/risk …