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Grain Association Petitions Standards Board to Adopt Federal Rules

SAN FRANCISCO — Contending that California’s standards regarding grain handling facilities are not as comprehensive as the federal rules, and in some cases are nonexistent, an agricultural organization has petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board to scrap the state requirements in favor of the consolidated federal regulations. The California Grain and Feed Association submitted its petition … Read More »

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Proposed new section 5110.

5110. Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI) and other Ergonomic Hazards (a) Scope and application. RMI and other ergonomic hazards shall be addressed through the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program required by section 3203. The following are additional requirements specifically applicable to RMI hazards. Note: The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service makes it a priority to provide assistance … Read More »

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Adieu, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — This issue marks the last Cal-OSHA Reporter for 2002. We begin our 30th year of publication with the Jan. 3, 2003, issue. You should remove the Volume 29 NEWS section from your binder and move it to a separate binder. All other sections should remain in the current binder. For a new … Read More »

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DOSH Keeping an Eye on Janitorial Industry, But Don’t Expect “Jan-SHIP”

It’s not exactly on a par with Cal/OSHA’s recent safety and health inspection projects in the construction and agriculture industries, but the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is embarking on a pilot enforcement project in the janitorial industry. The effort follows a small-scale project in Los Angeles last year. DOSH Deputy Chief for … Read More »

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NIOSH Study on Lung Disease

The agriculture, construction, textiles and food products industries pose an increased risk to workers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). COPD, which includes bronchitis and emphysema, is the fourth- leading cause of death in the general U.S. population. About one fifth … Read More »

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DOSH’s New Santa Rosa Manager

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has named Elisa Koskie, CIH, as manager for the Santa Rosa district office. Koskie, who will assume her new duties in January, currently is associate industrial hygienist for the San Diego district office. She replaces Jerry Lombardo, who retired recently.

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Standards Board to Start New Year with Three New Safety Order Proposals

The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing Jan. 16 in Los Angeles on three new proposed revisions to Title 8 safety orders, including follow-up rule making on structural steel erection safety standards. The two other proposed revisions involve the Elevator Safety Orders. The steel erection action follows an extensive set of new requirements … Read More »

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Cultivate New Agriculture Safety Orders

The task of reorganizing Title 8 will take some mighty organizational skills and project manager Hans Boersma showed the Cal/OSH Standards Board that he has a firm grasp on the concept. In a presentation to the board at its Nov. 21 meeting in San Diego, Boersma detailed down to the hour the amount of work … Read More »

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