News from Fed-OSHA Fed-OSHA has cited a concrete block manufacturer in American Samoa for three alleged serious safety violations following the death of a worker last November. CBT Lumber & Hardware, located in Tafuna on the island of Pago Pago, received a serious citation for alleged failure to guard a concrete mixer’s rotating blades, which …
DeBruce Grain, Inc., owner of a Haysville, Kan., grain storage facility that exploded in June 1998, killing seven workers and injuring 10 others, agreed to pay $685,000 as part of a settlement of citations issued by Fed-OSHA. The agency alleged 25 willful violations of the federal grain handling standard and proposed penalties of $1.7 million. …
The City and County of San Francisco has a job opening for an industrial hygienist. The position pays $2,539-$3,087 biweekly. Duties include anticipating, identifying, evaluating and controlling occupational safety and health hazards for the San Francisco Police Department. Qualifications include a master’s degree in public health with a specialization in industrial hygiene, environmental health/management, occupational …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board will consider 78 possible rulemaking proposals in 2001, including 11 items carried over from last year. The board recently released its rulemaking calendar for the year. According to Standards Board Executive Officer John MacLeod, the calendar includes proposals the board may consider. “It gives notice of what may be proposed and …
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has filed a Complaint Against State Program Administration (CASPA) with federal OSHA over revisions to California’s Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders. The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted the revisions to LVESO 2320.2, The Use of Barriers and Insulated Gloves, in December 2000. Among its provisions, the revision requires that …
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Like energy, California has another costly, complicated and long-term problem – workers’ compensation. And while the solutions to this problem don’t figure to be easy, there is a clear-cut way out of the maze: preventing injuries and illnesses in the first place. California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation …
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), which develops voluntary standards in a number of areas, is looking for industrial hygienists to participate in a task group to develop an endotoxin test in metal working fluids. The group will meet April 2 in Phoenix, Ariz., during ASTM’s Committee Week. According to Jack Sloyer, the …
A Clovis safety professional has petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board for a revision to the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) that would exempt ladders and stairways from a requirement for railings. David W. Smith, of Ensign Safety & Health Advisory, says an optional provision in GISO 3210(b) for railings at the entrances to ladderways and …