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Standards Board Issues Emergency Regulation on Mobile LNG Refueling

The Cal/OSH Standards Board has proposed emergency regulations aimed at clearing up “substantial confusion” regarding mobile liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling operations. The proposal will be up for consideration by the board at its Sept. 19 meeting in Oakland. It would revise Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders 451 and 527. The board declared the proposal … Read More »

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ASSE to Host Crane Safety Class

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Bay Area Construction Division will host a four-hour course, “Managing Mobile Crane Hazards,” Sept. 25 at Francesco’s Restaurant near the Oakland Airport. The course is designed for construction personnel responsible for mobile crane operations. ASSE notes that cranes have been a significant cause of non-operator injuries and fatalities “and … Read More »

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SoCal Food Company Cited for Two Amputation Cases Within Three Weeks

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued two sets of citations to Nissan Foods USA of Gardena after it investigated two incidents earlier this year in which workers suffered amputations. The first case occurred Feb. 26 when an employer lost his index finger when it became caught in the roller assembly nip … Read More »

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Late-Year Conferences Scheduled

The conference season is far from over, with three events of interest to occupational safety and health professionals coming between late September and early December. Sept. 30-Oct. 4: The Public Agency Safety Management Association (PASMA) will meet at Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove Inn Hotel for its 26th annual Occupational Safety and Health Conference. The conference also … Read More »

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Employer Dodges $319,000 Bullet for Failure to Abate in Crane Case

An administrative law judge (ALJ) has vacated a huge proposed penalty against a pipe manufacturer that was cited for alleged failure to abate a serious violation by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in a crane inspection case. Porter Pipe & Supply, located in Northern California, was originally cited by DOSH for one … Read More »

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America Remembers Sept. 11

This week, of course, marked the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, the defining moment of the new century. It was a world event, but also a workplace event. The majority of the victims were at work, in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and, except for the passengers, in the … Read More »

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DOSH Grants Experimental Variance to Firefighter With Skin Condition

A more than two-year quest by a Berkeley firefighter for an exemption to Cal/OSHA regulations regarding use of a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) received a boost when the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) granted him and his department an experimental variance. Harry Vernon, a 24-year veteran of the department, has been prevented from … Read More »

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OSH People – Joyce Simonowitz, DOSH OHN

Joyce Simonowitz, 67, an occupational health nurse (OHN) and a leading light in the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) for nearly a quarter of a century, died Aug. 27 in Los Angeles. “She taught several generations of doctors, nurses, industrial hygienists and safety engineers the value of protecting the safety and health of … Read More »

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