Len Welsh, who has served as acting deputy chief for health engineering services for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) since September 1999, has been named to a new post: Special Counsel for DOSH Regulatory Development. The move was official Nov. 1. Welsh will be responsible for overseeing development of all safety and …
Los Angeles television station KABC has been cited for three alleged violations, including two serious charges, in the wake of an accident involving one of its news trucks that left a reporter severely injured. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has proposed penalties of almost $30,000 with the citations. The May incident, in which …
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles basin suffers its share of serious workplace accidents – some would say more than its share. Vicky Heza, deputy chief for enforcement for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), commented at the Nov. 2 meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee held at the Department of Water and …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Perry, Fla., pyrotechnics manufacturer following an investigation into an explosion and fire that killed one worker and seriously injured another. MEI Holdings, doing business as Martin Electronics, was cited for 60 alleged safety and health violations in the wake of the May 1 accident, with …
President Clinton has signed into law H.R. 5178, the “Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act,” which essentially mirrors bloodborne pathogen protections enacted for healthcare workers in California in 1998. Among its provisions, the bill directs Fed-OSHA to amend its bloodborne pathogens standard to include in its definition of engineering controls “safer medical devices, such as sharps …
Please note the following change to the latest Safety/Health Association Meetings page, Oct. 27, 2000, p. 20-598: Association of Safety and Security Professionals, Los Angeles Chapter: Contact John O’Toole, 323-258-2771.
A small, reddish-brown ant is becoming a pesky problem in Southern California these days. The red imported fire ant has found a home in the Southland and part of the Central Valley, posing a danger both to the general public and outdoor workers. The ants, which are between one-sixteenth and one-fourth of an inch long, …
The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service is putting the finishing touches on several new publications aimed at construction, agriculture and small businesses. Mike Alvarez, manager of Consultation’s Education Unit, said the unit is targeting Dec. 7 as the release date for all the publications. One of the most anticipated is the revised “Pocket Guide for the Construction …