With fewer than five minutes of discourse, the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee recently voted along party lines to pass this year’s workers’ comp benefit increase bill. Following that, week the Senate swiftly pushed the bill through on a 24-14 vote. No actual numbers have been included in the bill. SB 71 could potentially …
Gov. Gray Davis, vowing to protect spending on public safety, has left his proposed budget for both the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Cal/OSHA program largely intact. The sole victim of the governor’s self-described “belt tightening” in the DOSH budget is the $2.5 million proposal to provide safety training for workers in high-hazard …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a final round of proposed modifications to its administrative regulations governing permanent amusement rides, after receiving comment from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Jim Meyer, manager for DOSH’s Elevator, Ride and Tramway Unit, told the May 17 meeting of the Cal/OSH Standards Board that …
LOS ANGELES – The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted two sets of revisions to Title 8 safety orders at its May 17 meeting at the State Building here. Precast Concrete Construction: The board approved amendments to Construction Safety Orders (CSO) 1714 and 1715. The revisions to 1714, now known as Hoisting and Erecting Precast, Prefabricated Concrete …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved the formation of an advisory committee to study whether the current standard regarding monitoring of background sound pressure levels in audiometric testing environments needs to be updated. The board also granted four variances. The advisory committee action stems from a petition by Dr. Charles Fankhauser, a professional consultant in audiology …
May has been established as “Safe Jobs for Youth Month,” but a pilot project approved by the state legislature and the governor last year intends to keep the safety of young workers a focus year-round. The California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety, established after the passage of AB 1599 last year with …
May 22: 7:45 a.m., Murrieta Valley Unified School District Office, 26396 Beckman Court, Murrieta. May 23: The Movie Experience, 3750 Grand Ave., Chino. Time to be announced. May 24: 7:30 a.m., Riverside Community College, Hall of Fame/Student Center, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. May 25: 7:30 a.m., Desert/Mountain Educational Service Center, 17800 Highway 18, Apple Valley. …