A Texas construction company has been cited for nine alleged safety and health violations, including three alleged willful violations, as the result of a January 2002 trench collapse that killed a 17-year-old worker. Pate & Pate, LLC, an underground utility construction firm based in The Woodlands, Texas, faces a proposed penalty of $238,000. OSHA said …
LOS ANGELES — Calling her “one of the classiest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” Cal/OSH Standards Board Chairman Jere Ingram honored outgoing labor representative Elizabeth Lee on behalf of the board July 18 at the State Building here. He also performed the swearing in of the rule-adopting body’s newest member, Jose …
LOS ANGELES — It will be another three years – at least – until Title 8 can be completely reorganized to make it user-friendly. In the meantime, a Canadian company with offices in California has published a three-volume version of the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) that restructures the GISO and summarizes them in clear …
LOS ANGELES — John Kamp, Ph.D., of Thousand Oaks, took first place in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Professional Paper Awards for a research paper on behavioral safety. ASSE’s editorial review board selects the best original papers published each year in its Professional Safety Journal. Kamp won $500 for “It’s Time to Drag …
LOS ANGELES — Driver Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.’s, San Francisco Public Entity Group has an immediate opening for a risk control advisor. The advisor will consult with various public agencies throughout California and will be responsible for a number of general activities, such as review and analysis of workers’ compensation loss reports, site inspections and …
LOS ANGELES — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has released its 2003 performance plan, marking the last year of its five-year strategic plan. The overall five-year plan has as its goals improving workplace safety and health, changing workplace culture to increase awareness and securing public confidence in Cal/OSHA. The Division has set …
LOS ANGELES — A Cal/OSH Appeals Board administrative law judge (ALJ) has stated in two recent decisions that the board has incorrectly limited the ability of judges to reduce penalties to employers in cases of accident-related serious violations. The opinion comes in two decisions issued in June, Del Building Corp. and Siskiyou Forest Products, which …
LOS ANGELES — Former DOSH Chief Dr. John Howard made his final public appearance for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health before the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee July 11, amid plaudits, good-byes, laughter and an emotional plea for help from a workplace whistleblower. Howard lauded the Advisory Committee for its role in providing the Division …