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Two March Deaths in Separate Movie-Industry Incidents

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating two recent deaths in Southern California’s entertainment industry that happened within a week of each other. According to Department of Industrial Relations spokesman Dean Fryer, a worker helping erect the set for the upcoming picture “Spider-Man” was killed March 6 when a large “rough-terrain” forklift … Read More »

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Ambient Noise Levels and Forklift Rollover Protection

The Cal/OSH Standards Board has received the following petitions for changes to Title 8 safety standards from members of the public: Control of Noise Exposure Dr. Charles Fankhauser, an professional consultant in audiology and hearing conservation, has petitioned for a revision of General Industry Safety Orders Group 15, Occupational Noise. Dr. Fankhauser is seeking an … Read More »

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Proposed Grant Program Would “Export” Safety & Health Training

SAN FRANCISCO – To Department of Industrial Relations Director Steve Smith, there are four kinds of employers when it comes to safety and health regulations. First are the “good guys”: those who are willing compliers. Next are employers who are inclined to do so, but need reminding from time to time. A third group doesn’t … Read More »

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While Congress Works to Kill Ergo Regulation, California Labor Federation – Pushes for 5110 Revisions

This week, members of Congress began the process of trying to kill the controversial federal ergonomics regulation, by way of the 1996 Congressional Review Act. It is the first time the act will have been used to repeal a major regulation and there appears to be a better-than-even chance that the “resolution of disapproval” will … Read More »

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Standard Board Mulling Possible Changes in Petition Decision Procedures

The Cal/OSH Standards Board is looking for a better way to accommodate late revisions in petition decisions. The need for such a system became evident in January at the board’s Los Angeles meeting when a board member requested that a denied item be reinstated in a petition decision. To provide a clear-cut method for taking … Read More »

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Legislative Season Heating Up – – Several New Safety & Health Bills

Among the more than 1,000 pieces of legislation introduced in the California Legislature in recent weeks are several bills of interest to the state’s safety and health community. They range from a bill stipulating the length of hand-held tool handles for agricultural workers, to a major expansion of responsibilities in the Division of Occupational Safety … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (67)

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 Administrative Law and are now in the California Code of Regulations. BULK STORAGE OF LOOSE MATERIALS: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3482 were heard at … Read More »

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LCCU Working Group to Meet

The Loss Control Certification Unit (LCCU) will hold a meeting of its working group on Friday, March 30 at 9 a.m. in Oakland’s Elihu Harris State Building. The meeting will include an update on the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) by Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard; a presentation on DOSH’s High-Hazard Industry Consultation Program … Read More »

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