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Crane Operator Advisory Committee Finally Meets on Possible 5006 Reforms

SACRAMENTO – On a hot, muggy Sacramento day that had the feel of late August, the long-simmering issue of regulatory action on crane operator training and certification finally got it first official airing. Directly across J St. from the General Service Building, where the May 23 opener of the two-day advisory committee meeting was held, … Read More »

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Rick’s Electric Ruling Upholds DOSH Interpretation of ‘Willful’ Violation

California’s Third District Court of Appeal has upheld the OSH Appeals Board in a five-year-old case that revolved around the definition of a “willful” violation. The appellant, electrical contractor Rick’s Electric, had appealed a Decision After Reconsideration (DAR) that overturned an administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s) decision. That decision had disallowed a willful violation issued by … Read More »

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Standards Board’s Davis to Retire

Mel Davis, the OSH Standards Board’s principal safety engineer, has announced his retirement, effective May 31. Davis, who has worked for the state of California in one capacity or another for 40 years, has been in the safety sector since 1973, when he joined the then-Division of Industrial Safety in its compliance division. He joined … Read More »

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1127 Safety Aid Redux

In the wake of a conversation with Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard, we’re reissuing our recent Safety Aid (May 12, p. 60-401-402) that outlines the changes wrought by AB 1127. Howard pointed out that the penalty provisions for willful violations under Labor Code 6429 are identical now to what they were before AB 1127 became law … Read More »

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Letter to the Editor – Fed-OSHA on Crane Certification

Correspondence published in your newsletter of Dec. 3, 1999, regarding crane operator certification (“NACB on Understanding Crane Operator Testing,” p. 7289) contained misrepresentations concerning the agreement between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). NCCCO is an independent, not-for-profit organization formed by representatives of … Read More »

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Forty-Two Citations, $300,000-Plus in Proposed Fines for Fremont Employer

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) issued 42 citations May 17 – including 11 serious and three willful – to a Fremont high-tech employer that has allegedly been exposing its employees to arsenic. DOSH has proposed penalties of $313,655. The employer, American Xtal Technology, Inc., manufactures metal wafers used in semiconducting electronic devices. … Read More »

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Standards Board Adopts Fall Protection, Circular Saw Revisions

LOS ANGELES – The OSH Standards Board adopted two sets of revised safety orders concerning fall protection in the construction industry and the speed of circular saw blades in its monthly meeting May 11 at the Ronald Reagan State Building. Among other actions, the board also solicited public comments on two other proposed revisions. It … Read More »

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Oal Approves 1127 Penalty Regs

California’s Office of Administrative Law formally approved the package of regulations implementing Assembly Bill 1127 on May 11. The final rules supercede the emergency regs that took effect Jan. 1. The package did not include several controversial proposals that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) had included to gather public comment. For more … Read More »

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