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CASPA by Electricians’ Union Results in Proposed LVESO Revision

A Complaint Against State Program Administration (CASPA) filed earlier this year by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has resulted in an agreement that would significantly lower the threshold at which workers will have to don insulated gloves. The proposal will be part of a public hearing by the Cal/OSH Standards Board Dec. 13 … Read More »

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Rebar Advisory Committee Convenes Next Week; Pile-Driving Committee to – Reconvene in Early 2002

A Cal/OSHA ad hoc advisory committee will meet Nov. 6 and 7 to consider a number of proposed amendments to Title 8 with regard to reinforcing steel, a.k.a. rebar. The meetings will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7 at the Cal/OSHA offices at 2211 Park Towne Circle, Suite … Read More »

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Another Disaster in New York – Five Workers Killed When Facade Collapses

The last thing New York City needed was another highrise disaster, but it got just that last week when the brick faade of a 20-floor building collapsed, knocking workers off a 12-story-plus scaffold. Five of them were killed and 10 injured. The incident on Park Avenue occurred Oct. 24 as the workers were engaged in … Read More »

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State Legislators Call for Hearings on Cal/OSHA’s Fatality Investigations

Spurred by a series of articles in a Southern California newspaper that questioned the way the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) conducts investigations of workplace fatalities, two powerful state legislators have called for greater scrutiny of the Division. Meanwhile, DOSH has issued a detailed response to the series in which it acknowledged shortcomings … Read More »

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L.A.’s Transit System Hires DuPont to Help Improve Its Safety Performance

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Safety Authority (MTA) has approved a five-year contract with DuPont Safety Resources “to help create a safer work environment” for the authority’s 10,000 employees. The move also is intended to help reduce the system’s high workers’ compensation costs. Under the terms of the contract, DuPont will be compensated only when … Read More »

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ASSE Chapter to Host Disaster Recovery Planning Seminar in Silicon Valley

The Greater San Jose Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has announced a daylong seminar Nov. 27 focusing on disaster recovery planning. The event will be held at the Ramada Inn Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale. Registration is $125 for ASSE members, $175 for non-members. Deadline to register is Nov. 20. For more … Read More »

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Board Adopts Two Title 8 Revisions, Honors a Former Colleague

OAKLAND – The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted two proposed revisions to Title 8 safety orders at its Oct. 18 meeting at the state building here. The board also held a public hearing on two new proposals, took action on a petition regarding the airborne contaminants standard, granted a number of variances, and honored a former … Read More »

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Variances (6)

The Cal/OSH Standards Board granted the following variances to Title 8 safety orders at its Oct. 18 meeting: Beverly Hills Medical Plaza, Beverly Hills: Permanent variance from Elevator Safety Orders (ESO) 3013(c)(1) regarding the guarding of counterweights in a multiple-elevator hoistway. The facility in question operates two adjacent elevators that share a single hoistway. The … Read More »

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