The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee will consider Senate Bill 1999 when it meets July 5 in the Capitol. The bill, which originally sought to spell out crane operator qualification and certification criteria, has been amended to exempt operators from liability if the OSH Standards Board adopts a revised standard on qualifications. SB 1999 was …
Roy Starling, service manager for Honda of Oakland, was noticing a persistent health problem with his automobile technicians: The daily act of lifting tires from vehicles to the floor, and vice versa, was causing back problems. So many, that mechanics would sometimes have to stay home to rest their aching backs. “People don’t recognize that …
The OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing on two proposed revisions to safety orders at its July 20 meeting in San Diego. The major set of revisions involves Construction Safety Orders 1637 and 1658, Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry. Section 1637 covers the use, construction, design, erection and dismantling of scaffolds. A …
Tim Cremins’ interpretations of Local 12’s intentions and remarks are interesting (“Crane Advisory Committee Wonders What’s Next as Union Lays Down the Law,” June 2, 2000, p. 7393). For example, he told you that they are not opposed to physical examinations. At the meeting (Local 12 Business Manager) Bill Waggoner definitely said that the union …
SAN FRANCISCO – Based on the success of its pilot projects that conducted surprise inspections in the agricultural and construction industries, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has decided to make them a permanent part of its program. Vicky Heza, DOSH acting deputy chief for the Enforcement Unit, made the announcement at the …
By a majority vote following public hearings, the 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. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PLAN FOR POWERED PLATFORMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Revisions to General Industry …
Fed-OSHA has announced that it will retain coverage for postal workers after no states came forward to claim jurisdiction over U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees. State-plan states have had the option of amending their plans to assume safety and health authority over postal workers since 1998, but there has been no interest. All 23 state-plan …
UCLA’s Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH) has been awarded a three-year, $825,000 grant from the California Department of Health Services to expand a program to reduce lead poisoning among workers in small businesses. LOSH has been assisting with lead poisoning prevention in the scrap metal recycling industry through its Southern California Workplace Lead …