American Safety of Bakersfield is looking for a safety technician/emergency medical technician for California offshore oil platform work. The technician will work a seven-day-on, seven-day-off schedule. Oilfield experience and an EMT certificate is preferred. Fax resumes to American Safety at 661-589-8065 or email to americansafety@hotmail.com.
In the second set of recognition letters to be sent out under the Golden Gate Partnership Program, two Central Coast employers have been singled out for their safety efforts. Robert Heely Construction of Paso Robles and Historic Santa Maria Inn were recognized by the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service’s Fresno office in mid-October. Under the Golden Gate …
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ San Francisco Chapter has a new venue for its monthly meetings. The chapter, which meets at 6 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month, except for July, August and December, will hold its gatherings at Dino’s Restaurant, 3600 Castro Valley Blvd. in Castro Valley. For reservations and information, call …
More than three years after it was formally requested, a proposed standard setting crane operator qualifications and requiring operators to be certified has been finalized and submitted to the Cal/OSH Standards Board. The proposal will be part of the board’s public hearing at its Dec. 12, 2002, meeting in Sacramento. The board also will take …
A Superior Court judge in Sacramento County has upheld the Cal/OSH Appeals Board’s Decision After Reconsideration (DAR) in the Airco Mechanical case. It was the first case involving the multiemployer work site regulation requiring interpretation and application by the board. In the DAR, the board held that the failure of a Cal/OSHA enforcement officer to …
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Cal/OSH Standards Board granted the following variances from Title 8 regulations: G.H. Palmer Associates, Los Angeles: Permanent variance from Elevator Safety Orders 3120.6(a) regarding the width of pit ladder rungs for an elevator. The company plans to install an “EcoSystem” cabled elevator in a new building. The EcoSystem is …
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. is offering a free 12-page publication entitled “Computer Workstations: Improved Health and Greater Productivity.” The booklet features tips for modifying workstation design and using laptop computers. It also makes suggestions regarding eye care and rest breaks, as well as minimizing muscle fatigue. In addition, the publication includes a 33-point ergonomic workstation …
Nov. 4: “Ergonomics 2002: Simple, Practical and Economical,” sponsored by The Training Institute, GM Training Center, 1105 Riverside Dr., Burbank. Information: Jeff Lindsay, 1-800-421-9585 or 213-385-6461. Nov. 19: The Agricultural Safety Resource Alliance will meet in Calistoga. Guest speaker will be Michael Alvarez, regional manager for the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service. Alvarez oversees Consultation’s On-Site Assistance …