Job Board Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) has an immediate opening for a senior consultant for occupational safety and health. The consultant will replace ORC’s longtime western OSH director. The position will manage ORC’s Sacramento office and provide specialized services to more than 65 large corporations in diverse industries. Applicants should have a minimum of 10 …
Driver Risk Services, the San Francisco division of Robert F. Driver Co., Inc., has an immediate operning for the position of risk control advisor. The advisor consults with various public agencies throughout California, provides leadership and staff support to client risk management and safety committees. Preferred candidates will hold an advanced degree or designation in …
The Cal/OSH Appeals Board is experiencing a sharply increased number of appeals this year in the wake of AB 1127 and targeted inspections. There are likely to be at least 1,000 more appeals this year than in 2000. Nonetheless, the board is making it easy for employers who have received citations, notification of failure to …
SAN FRANCISCO – Recent citations issued to a Kaiser Permanente facility in Los Angeles do not mean that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) considers a controversial needle system unacceptable, according to DOSH Special Counsel Len Welsh. Welsh’s comments came at the June 7 meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee at the State …
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao says she will identify a course of action on the ergonomics issue by September. In the meantime, federal OSHA will convene three public forums – including one in California – to gather public input. The California forum will be held July 24. An exact location has not yet been announced. …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board will take public comments on proposals that would clarify the requirements for meeting national consensus standards for cranes and derricks, and that would bring language up to date in the Construction Safety Orders (CSO) regarding mortar and plaster mixing grid guards. The public hearing will take place at the board’s July …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has updated its User’s Guide to Cal/OSHA and will be releasing it to the regulated public soon. The 23-page booklet contains a host of basic information about the Cal/OSHA program, employee rights and employer responsibilities. The booklet covers an overview of Cal/OSHA, recordkeeping and reporting, what to …
Advisory Committee Report SAN FRANCISCO – The Contractors’ State License Board (CSLB) and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) are finalizing a memorandum of understanding in which the Division would forward final citation information about licensed contractors. Vicky Heza, DOSH’s deputy chief for enforcement, announced the MOU at the June 7 meeting of …