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San Francisco Seeks IH

LIVINGSTON — The City of San Francisco’s Department of Public Health is looking for an experienced industrial hygienist to provide loss control services for the Department of Human Services. Duties include occupational safety and health program development, training, ergonomic analysis, trend analysis and accident investigation. Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree in public health and … Read More »

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DIR Reconsidering DLSR Staff Cuts That Threaten Fatality Census

Responding to a letter from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics official urging the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) not to suspend participation in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DIR Director Steve Smith said the department is reconsidering proposed personnel cuts. Under orders from the state Department of Finance to cut expenditures 15 … Read More »

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Original and Revised Mold Proposals

LIVINGSTON — Original proposed GISO 3362 revisions: “(a) To the extent that the nature of the work allows, workplaces, storerooms, personal service rooms and passageways shall be kept clean, orderly and in a sanitary condition. Building exteriors, interiors and environs that have a substance or condition that constitutes or contributes to a hazard covered by … Read More »

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A New Publisher for COR

LIVINGSTON — J Dale Debber, chief executive officer of Providence Publications, Cal-OSHA Reporter’s parent company, has announced his resignation as publisher and the appointment of Hon. Douglas Moore, Jr., as his successor. Debber, who purchased COR in 1991, resigned because he has become senior advisor for insurance in the campaign for Insurance Commissioner of John … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA Announces “Comprehensive” Ergo Approach

Stating that the complexities of ergonomics hazards in the workplace make developing simple compliance criteria “very difficult,” the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has decided against attempting to reforge an ergo standard. Instead, Fed-OSHA will develop voluntary guidelines and will use the federal general-duty clause to target industries with serious ergonomics problems. U.S. Secretary … Read More »

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Hand-Wash Advisory Meeting Reset

LOS ANGELES — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has rescheduled an advisory committee meeting to discuss proposed changes to Construction Safety Orders 1527 to May 13. The proposal would require construction sites with toilets to also supply hand-washing facilities. The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room 1, 2nd Floor, … Read More »

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Public Hearing on Recordkeeping Form

LOS ANGELES — The Division of Labor Statistics and Research will hold a public hearing May 13 in San Francisco on minor changes to injury and illness recordkeeping Form 5020. The revisions are intended to protect employees’ confidentiality and include two new required questions. The revised document would fulfill the requirements for a form equivalent … Read More »

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Construction Activity Permit Advisory Committee to Meet April 29

LOS ANGELES — An advisory committee that will study possible changes to the regulations governing construction activity permitting will meet April 29 in Oakland. Construction employers have raised a number of questions over the years about the enforcement of permit regulations, Title 8 341, according to DOSH Special Counsel Len Welsh. Employers have said they … Read More »

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