SAN FRANCISCO — The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted two sets of revisions to Title 8 safety orders and one variance at its Feb. 17 meeting. The first set of revisions will make the personal fall protection requirements for window cleaning and building maintenance in the General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) consistent with the Construction Safety …
SAN FRANCISCO — Due to a sharp decrease in the number of variance applications in the past several years, the Standards Board staff has proposed making changes to streamline and consolidate the hearing process, Executive Officer John MacLeod announced at the Feb. 17 meeting in Oakland. The number of applications has dropped from more than …
SAN FRANCISCO — The third meeting of an advisory committee exploring a new standard to protect workers from the effects of heat stress will not take place in mid-April, as originally envisioned. Committee chairman Bob Barish informed committee members that more time is necessary “to develop a draft proposal to present to the committee” at …
SAN FRANCISCO — The Department of Industrial Relations has developed a recruiting poster, intended for circulation at job fairs. The poster states, “Cal/OSHA enforces laws requiring safe needles in California’s health care facilities so workers like these are not exposed to life-threatening diseases. “Health care workers aren’t the only ones who benefit from Cal/OSHA. As …
OAKLAND — Training organizations, unions and other entities concerned with crane operator qualifications now have a first-of-its-kind, high-tech training simulator available- albeit an expensive one. The MasterLift system, manufactured by Jason Associates Corp. of Draper, Utah, allows operators “hands-on training in a controlled, risk-free environment,” according to the Crane Institute of America (CIA), which recently …
OAKLAND — The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing on two proposed revisions to Title 8 safety orders at its March 16, 2000, meeting in San Diego. The proposals include amendments to Electrical Safety Orders (ESO) 2940.6 and 2941, Rubber Gloving of Conductors and Equipment Energized Over 7,500 Volts; and General Industry Safety …
OAKLAND — Safety manager Harold Juhala says a company he works with is planning to post the following sign outside its job sites: “We’re an 1127 worksite.” While many in the construction industry are aware – not to mention wary – of the wide-ranging new law, still others have paid scant attention to it, according …
OAKLAND — If you’re a California worker who alleges retaliation from your employer for making a safety-related complaint, you have about a half a percent chance of being upheld by the state Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) office. DLSE, which investigates charges of retaliation, upheld only three complaints out of 532 from a 44-month …