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Doe Attempting to Compensate Workers Exposed to Nuclear Hazards

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a program that would reverse the decades-old practice of opposing workers’ claims of illnesses resulting from exposure to radiation and chemicals while designing, building and testing nuclear weapons. The proposal must be approved by Congress. If it is, it will compensate more than 3,000 workers “with a … Read More »

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May 11 Public Hearing on Tower Crane, Airborne Contaminants Proposals

The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing on two proposed revisions to Title 8 safety orders at its May 11 meeting in Los Angeles. Erection and Dismantling of Tower Cranes: The board has proposed revisions to General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 4966(a)(1). This section contains the requirements pertaining to the erection, dismantling and … Read More »

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Now in Title 8 (51)

By a majority vote, 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. ESCALATORS AND WALKWAYS: Revisions to Elevator Safety Orders 3089 and 3091 were heard at the March 18, 1999, … Read More »

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Nevada State Plan Gets Final Nod

California’s eastern neighbor became the 16th state or territory to receive final approval from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration April 18. Under final approval, Fed-OSHA formally relinquishes its standards and enforcement authority in areas covered by an occupational safety and health program. Nevada’s program covers public- and private-sector workers except private contractors on Indian … Read More »

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Feds to Unveil Online Worker Hotline

Fed-OSHA plans to launch an Internet site that will allow workers to file complaints about on-the-job safety and health situations electronically. The site will be officially unveiled on April 28, which is Worker Memorial Day nationally. The Worker Page has been developed to provide employees a place on OSHA’s web site to review the rights, … Read More »

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Feds Target 13,000 High Hazard Employers for Compliance Inspections

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has put approximately 13,000 employers across the country “on notice” to correct safety and health hazards “that are driving up injury and illness rates in their workplaces.” Fed-OSHA said it might subject up to 4,200 of the worksites to comprehensive safety and health inspections in the next 10 … Read More »

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Guam Firm Cited to Tune of $100,000

Fed-OSHA Region Nine, headquartered in San Francisco, has cited R&C Corp., a Guam construction firm, for “numerous willful violations” of federal safety and health standards, despite previous OSHA citations for the same hazards. The agency proposed total penalties of $101,000 in connection with the new citations. R&C received one serious and two willful citations after … Read More »

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Correct Safety Center Phone Number

In our April 7 issue we incorrectly listed the phone number for more information on the Safety Center’s Professional Safety Institute training courses. The correct number is 1-800 825-7262.

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