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COR has learned that Tosco Refining and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) have reached a proposed settlement in six cases, including the deadly 1999 flash fire that resulted in record proposed penalties against the company. Details on the proposed settlement were not available at press time. Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard confirmed that …
Revisions to Fed-OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard have been cleared by the Bush administration and took effect April 18. All regulations published in the last days of the Clinton administration have been under review since George Bush took office. The federal bloodborne pathogens revisions were mandated by the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act passed by Congress …
The continuing push to upgrade California’s roads and freeways, combined with the prevalence of conducting such work at night, has triggered a Caltrans safety coordinator to petition the Cal/OSH Standards Board for a revision to the Construction Safety Orders (CSO). Ray Ruggles, construction safety coordinator for Caltrans District 11 in San Diego, asked the board …
Following is the latest on California legislation of interest to the occupational safety and health community: Joint ventures: AB 1675, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, would make partners in joint ventures liable for outstanding civil penalties for safety and health violations even after the joint venture has been dissolved. The bill …
A new study prepared for the state Legislature concludes that when it comes to the problem of indoor mold infestations, prevention is the best strategy. Prepared by Pamela J. Davis and distributed by the California Research Bureau at the request of Assemblymember Alan Lowenthal, “Molds, Toxic Molds and Indoor Air Quality” is a primer on …
The latest incarnation of an advisory committee to study updated permissible exposure limits (PELs) under General Industry Safety Orders 5155 is set to meet May 4 in San Francisco. Committee Chairman Bruce Wallace of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) said the meeting will be an introductory session to what will be between …
By a majority vote following public hearings, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders. They have been approved by the Office of Adminis-trative Law and are now in the California Code of Regulations: DOUBLE CLEAT LADDERS: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders (CSO) 1629 were heard at the Nov. …