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Bill Would Establish Selection Criteria for Standards, Appeals Boards

Legislative Roundup In the wake of a 1999 controversy surrounding an appointment to the Cal/OSH Standards Board, a recently introduced bill would set in the state Labor Code guidelines for appointing certain members of the board, as well as the Cal/OSH Appeals Board. Senate Bill 123 was introduced by Sen. Martha Escutia (D-Montebello) Jan. 25 … Read More »

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Consultation Releases Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Pub

The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service has released its latest publication, “Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens.” The 24-page booklet is designed to help employers devise a plan to prevent or minimize employees’ occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material. It’s divided into seven sections, including: Policy and elements of the plan; Exposure determinations; Schedules … Read More »

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Y2K Cases Complete

With this week’s Decisions section, we finish the last of the decisions and Decisions After Reconsideration issued by the Appeals Board in 2000. Please remove all of the pages from the last year, 40-3997 through 40-4280, s 19,734 through 19,954, from your current COR binder and place them in another binder for reference. Do not … Read More »

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Log 200 Posting Reminder

If you’re not already doing so, we remind you that employers with 11 or more employees must post their 2000 Cal/OSHA Log 200 from Feb. 1 to March 1, 2001. The summary of job-related injuries and illnesses must be posted in a conspicuous place or where notices to employees are normally posted. Failure to post … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (66)

By a majority vote following public hearings, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revision to a Title 8 safety order. It been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and is now in the California Code of Regulations. APPROVAL OF STRUCTURAL WOOD FRAMING SYSTEM ERECTION PLANS: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders 1716.1(f)(1) were … Read More »

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ASSE Long Beach to Host Fall- Protection Seminar in April

The Long Beach chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers will host a half-day fall-protection seminar April 11 at the Long Beach Holiday Inn Hotel. The seminar will cover fall protection basics, how to administer a fall-protection program and a controlled-access zone, residential fall protection, rope access for dams, movie industry issues and the … Read More »

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Drycleaning Industry to Study Cancer Risk from Perchloroethylene

The Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance (HSIA), which represents the drycleaning industry, is sponsoring an epidemiological study of workers in Scandinavia exposed to the solvent perchloroethylene to assess whether they have an increased risk of cancer. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland were chosen for the study because of the availability of comprehensive employment and medical records. … Read More »

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Cal/VPP’s Star os Rising

STANFORD UNIVERSITY – After years of languishing on the governmental back burner, California’s Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) has, in the past couple of years, become a hot item. More employers than ever are seeking a Cal/VPP “Star” as recognition that their safety and health programs are among the best. And the state is recognizing that … Read More »

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