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Recycler Cited for Deadly Fire; – $220,000-Plus in Proposed Penalties

Richmond plastics recycler MBA Polymers has received 12 citations, alleging 19 violations of Title 8 safety standards, by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in connection with an Oct. 26, 2000, explosion and fire that killed a worker. Eleven of the 12 citations were classified as serious, with total proposed penalties of $221,400. … Read More »

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Board Grants Advisory Committees on Two Petitions

Standards Board Update At its April 19 meeting in Sacramento, the Cal/OSH Standards Board approved the formation of advisory committees to study petitions asking for revisions in the Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel (BFPVSO) and General Industry (GISO) safety orders. The new advisory committees will study potential changes in BFPVSO 771(a)(4)(B) and (D) and 781(b) … Read More »

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Modifications to Prefab & Tilt-Up Concrete Construction Proposal

Proposed revisions to the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) that clarify the applicability of sections 1714 and 1715 have undergone modification, based on comments received by the Standards Board during the public comment period last fall. The proposal was requested by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) by way of a Form 9 filing … Read More »

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Chao Outlines Administration’s Problems with Ergo Rule, Lays Down Principles – for Eventual Rulemaking

In the first major pronouncement on the matter by the Bush Administration since Congress rescinded Fed-OSHA’s ergonomics regulation, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao gave some specifics on why it was dumped, and laid down six principles that will guide an eventual new rulemaking package. While the new secretary acknow-ledged that ergonomics injuries “are real,” she stated … Read More »

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Mixed Reaction to DOSH’s Lead-Related Work Notification Proposal

SACRAMENTO – A public hearing on a proposal to require employers to notify the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) when they are about to conduct lead-related construction operations dominated the monthly meeting of the Cal/OSH Standards Board at the State Resources Building. The board also held a public hearing on proposed changes to … Read More »

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DOSH Cancels May Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Meeting in San Diego

Legislative matters once again have forced the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to cancel its annual meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee in San Diego. The Division has announced that the May 3 meeting that was to be held at the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service office in San Diego has been scrubbed because of … Read More »

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Tosco Would Pay Record Penalty in Proposed Settlement with DOSH

Under a proposed settlement with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Tosco Corp. would pay $462,630 covering six cases, including citations resulting from a flash fire in 1999 that took the lives of four workers and severely injured another. Meanwhile, DOSH’s Process Safety Management (PSM) Unit is conducting an investigation at Tosco’s Carson … Read More »

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Legislative Update (6)

Following is the latest on occupational safety and health-related legislation making its way through the state house. AB 1069 approved: The state Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employment passed this bill April 18, by a 5-2 vote. The bill would place a hold on dismissals of discrimination comp-laints and other matters under the jurisdiction of … Read More »

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