SEASIDE — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has released the 2001-02 list of the highest-hazard industries in California. The list is compiled based on lost workday incidence (LWDI) rates that are 200 percent or more above the industry average for the preceding year. In 2000, the LWDI for private industry was 3.2 per …
OAKLAND — Would California be any better prepared to deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack than New York City? What can we learn from New York’s rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC)? Can we apply the lessons to our response to natural disasters, which will certainly occur here …
SEASIDE — Like a vine, which takes years to bear fruit but remains productive for many years thereafter, the roots of agriculture’s awareness of occupational safety and health were planted years ago, and have been steadily developing. Judging by the results of the recent AgSafe conference in the Monterey Bay area, efforts by the organization …
SEASIDE — Most freqent injuries/illnesses in construction workers, Sept. 14-25, 2001: Eye injuries Lung injuries Strains/sprains Combination A: (trauma) abrasions, blisters, burns, contusions, crushing injuries, dehydration, fractures, lacerations, strains/sprains. Combination B: headaches, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, skin irritations. Source: D. Ellisburg and J. Moran, NIEHS WETP Response to World Trade Center Disaster; NYC Dept. of Public Health
The California state Legislature passed a workers’ compensation benefit increase bill Monday and Gov. Davis, after vetoing increase legislation in the past, said he would sign this version. The bill, AB 749, will cost employers between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion per year, according to various estimates. Davis insisted on reforms that could save an …
Recordkeeping and a meal: EORM, Inc., is presenting a free breakfast seminar Feb. 12 in Oakland. Dan Cox, PhD, CIH, will speak about the new OSHA recordkeeping requirements. The seminar begins at 8 a.m. in Conference Room 601, 7700 Edgewater Dr. For more information, contact Marni Riera, 408-822-8100. Feb. 26: The 2002 Industrial Hygiene Forum …
California Safety Services Group announces the release of the 2002 version of its Cal/OSHA Source handbook. The 500-page book covers Cal/OSHA’s rules and procedures and has been updated to include a discussion of the new OSHA recordkeeping requirements, among other subjects. The Source is $75. For more information, contact CSSG at 1-800-275-2774.
SACRAMENTO — Advisory committee work on a regulation to require crane operators to obtain certification has been completed and the proposal has moved to the early stages of rulemaking. Mike Manieri, principal engineer for the Cal/OSH Standards Board and committee chairman, said the regulatory package, which would revise General Industry Safety Orders 5006, could be …