The Long Beach chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers has a new location for its monthly meetings. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m., now at Frantone’s, 10808 Alondra Blvd., in Cerritos. For more information, contact Marianne Thomas at 562-699-7411, ext. 2745. CONSTRUCTION PDC COMING UP: ASSE’s Sacramento …
By a majority vote following public hearings, the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and are now in the California Code of Regulations. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR STEEL ERECTION: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders 1632, 1635, 1671, …
An April 17 advisory committee meeting on a proposal to revise Construction Safety Orders 1604.6 regarding hoistway doors and door locking devices on highrise construction projects elicited few comments. The regulated community will have another chance to comment on the proposal when the advisory committee minutes are mailed out, then it will be submitted to …
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) are commemorating North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 5-11, by focusing on hazardous materials. NAOSH Week was declared in separate congressional resolutions, and is intended to bring to the attention of employers, employees, the general public and …
The oversight agency that investigates state government operations has given its approval to a plan to combine several entities into a California Labor and Workforce Development Agency but added that more specifics are needed in the plan. The Little Hoover Commission recommended that the state Legislature adopt Gov. Davis’ proposal “on the condition that the …
Hans Boersma, chairman of a committee studying a reorganization of California’s occupational safety and health code, told COR the Cal/OSH Standards Board is nearing completion on a draft concept of Title 8 reform. “We are finalizing the final approach and gearing up for the next advisory committee meeting,” Boersma said. The board is targeting early …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is convening an advisory committee in late May to discuss issues surrounding occupational noise. One order of business will be a proposal to remove exemptions on controlling occupational noise exposure from the agriculture, construction and oil and gas well-drilling industries. The proposal is based on a petition …
The state Assembly Labor and Employment committee approved a trimmed back Assembly Bill 2752, 6-2 in late April. It now moves on to the Appropriations committee. The bill is aimed at providing greater protection for safety and health whistleblowers. The bill has been amended twice in recent weeks. Gone is language that would have stiffened …