By a majority vote following public hearings, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revision to a Title 8 safety order. It has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and is now in the California Code of Regulations. FALL PROTECTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: Revisions to Construction Safety Orders 1670 and 1671.2 …
It’s been almost a year since Assembly Bill 435 took the employer community by surprise. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro), was aimed at preventing employers from getting such sensitive medical information about workers as their HIV status. But the bill went too far, according to employer advocates. Instead of just protecting …
In a recent letter to the Cal/OSH Standards Board, three members of the regulated public said proposed revisions to the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) regarding confined spaces fail to correct the “ambiguities and confusion” between two sections. Elayne Haller, director of safety and training for the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District of Marin County, …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers Union have embarked on a “landmark partnership” to improve safety and health at Ford’s 25 assembly plants in the United States. The partnership will address hazards specific to the auto industry “and establishes guidelines that will streamline the inspection …
COR received the following information after the publication of our last Meetings page: The Arrowhead Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has requested that the following changes be made to its monthly meeting entry: Third Thursday dinner meetings (except July, August and December) at Cask ‘n’ Cleaver, 1333 University Ave., Riverside, 6 …
AgSafe will hold its seventh annual conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Luis Obispo, Feb. 7-8, 2001. The conference will feature more than 30 workshops and a number of keynote presentations from experts in the field of safety and health in agriculture. In addition, AgSafe will offer classes in safety management, workers’ compensation, …
The Stanislaus County Safety Council will hold its 29th annual awards banquet Jan. 31 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto. The event begins at 6 p.m. with no-host cocktails, followed by dinner and the awards program. The DoubleTree is located at 1150 Ninth St. For information or reservations, contact Paul Markham at (209) 576-7056.
A bill that redefines the term “disability” quietly slipped through California’s legislative session, posing the possibility of increased disability discrimination claims. AB 2222, authored by Assembly-woman Sheila Kuehl (D-Encino) and signed into law earlier this year, would broaden the definition of what constitutes a disability and would put the onus on employers to accommodate workers …