ANAHEIM — Robison-Prezioso, Inc., is removing from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge all the Beeche System 1275 Interior Truss scaffolds for testing and evaluation, according to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). One of the Beeche scaffolds was involved in a fatal accident in early January. As we reported in our Feb. 8 …
ANAHEIM — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has announced that Mike Donlon has been named the new coordinator of its Construction Safety and Health Inspection Project (CSHIP). Donlon is a senior safety engineer for DOSH Region II, headquartered in Sacramento.
OAKLAND — The city of Glendale is seeking a qualified individual to assist in the planning and implementation of the city wide safety program. The safety services specialistwill conduct inspections of facility and field operations, conduct safety and accident review committee meetings, research and write reports, respond to safety concerns and maintain Cal/OSHA and U.S. …
ANAHEIM — More than 400 representatives of the home construction framing business crowded a meeting room at the Embassy Suites Hotel March 4 in Anaheim to learn more about fall protection requirements in the wake of renewed enforcement by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Framers are abuzz about DOSH sweeps that have …
ANAHEIM — The legislative season for occupational safety and health is about to hit full boil with a number of major initiatives. The bills would give greater protection for whistleblowers and workers’ comp applicants, reform reporting and investigating requirements following workplace deaths or serious injuries, expand Cal/OSHA authority regarding conveyances and mandate a revised ergonomics …
ANAHEIM — The Cal/OSH Standards Board is proposing to change its administrative regulations regarding variance proceedings. The proposal will be part of a public hearing at the board’s April 18 meeting in Sacramento. The board also will take public comments on a proposal to revise the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) with regard to a …
ANAHEIM — The phone number for information on meetings of the Long Beach Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers has changed. You now can reach Marianne Thomas at 562-699-7411, ext. 2745.
ANAHEIM — While ergonomics action may be taking shape in the state Legislature (see story, next page), State Compensation Insurance Fund, the largest workers’ comp carrier in the state, has some ergo news of its own. R.J. Banks, State Fund’s ergonomics services supervisor, reports that the carrier’s ergonomics program is at last fully staffed, with …