Sopac Tompkins, who was moved from a management seat on the Cal/OSH Standards Board to the public seat as one of the last acts of former Gov. Pete Wilson’s administration, has been notified that her seat is now officially considered vacant, meaning she is off the board. Tompkins was recently notified of the move by …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing on two new proposals at its Oct. 19 meeting in Oakland. One would make a series of revisions to Construction Safety Orders (CSO) 1714 and 1715 with regard to precast concrete. The other would amend General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 3646(e) to prohibit unsafe work practices …
The Sept. 8 edition of Cal-OSHA Reporter printed part of my comments to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board opposing the shinning or climbing of columns as a means for ironworkers to get access to the structural iron during the connecting phase of structural steel erection. Those comments addressed the potential ergonomic concerns. What should also be …
OAKLAND – The Cal/OSHA program continued to be “a national leader among states in the development of new programs and standards,” according to an evaluation recently submitted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The report was released at the Sept. 7 meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee, held at the Elihu Harris State …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) will publish a regulatory draft proposal on heat illness prevention in early October, in anticipation of the next meeting of an advisory committee that has been studying the issue since last December. The committee will meet Oct. 24 in Oakland. Bob Barish, senior industrial hygienist for DOSH’s …
An ironworker working on the retrofitting of the Carquinez Bridge near San Pablo Bay fell from a platform to the waters below in the early morning hours of Sept. 12 The worker, identified as Allen O’Donnell, 45, survived the fall but lost one of his arms, possibly when he tried to grab a cable on …
Please note the following change to the Safety/Health Association Meetings section of our latest Meetings page: Arrowhead Chapter, American Society of Safety Engineers: For more information, call (909) 826-5291 or email arrowhead@angelfire.com.
The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted two safety order revisions and rejected a variance request by a ski lift operator at its Aug. 17 meeting in Sacramento. The board unanimously approved changes to General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 3441 and 3455, Overhead Electrical Hazards in Agricultural Operations. The major changes are to 3445, Metal Fruit Picking …