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Howard Says DOSH Has No Plans to Raise Fines for General Violations

LOS ANGELES — Responding to a scenario broached by the chairman of the Cal/OSH Appeals Board, Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard says his agency has “no statutory authority and no intention” of increasing penalties for general citations. Appeals Board Chairman James Gazdecki, making a report on the board before the Cal/OSH Advisory Committee Nov. 4 here, … Read More »

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Appeals Board Disposes of More Jurisdiction and Penalty Dars

LOS ANGELES — Readers will find most of this week’s Decisions section taken up by six Decisions After Reconsideration (DARs), which resolve an ongoing contention by Shea-Kiewit-Kenny (SKK), the former Metro Rail contractor, that it should not be penalized for violations. The two main issues in these DARs were: whether Cal/OSHA had jurisdiction to cite … Read More »

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News From Fed-OSHA – OSHA Revises Needlestick Directive

LOS ANGELES — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new directive to its compliance officers that emphasizes the use of safety needle devices by healthcare providers. “This directive doesn’t place new requirements on employers, but it does recognize and emphasize the advances made in medical technology,” said Secretary of Labor Alexis … Read More »

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News From Fed-OSHA – Honolulu Ship Loader Cited Again

LOS ANGELES — Fed-OSHA has proposed penalties against Hawaii Stevedores, Inc., based in Honolulu, for serious violations resulting from an accident last year in which a worker drowned. The $89,000 in proposed penalties follow citations issued in June worth a proposed $135,000 for an earlier incident. Edgar Fernandez accidentally drove off a pier into 40-foot-deep … Read More »

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Asse Long Beach Info

LOS ANGELES — The Long Beach chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers has requested that the following addition be made to its entry in our safety/health associations meeting page (MEETINGS, p. 20-574): Contact: Marianne Thomas, (562) 593-4789.

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Appeals Board Says Employers Can Withhold Log 200 Names From Reps

LOS ANGELES — The Cal/OSH Appeals Board, in two Decisions After Reconsideration, has ruled that employers may withhold the names of employees on their OSHA Log 200 from employee representatives. The decisions, issued Oct. 29, involved the California Medical Correctional Facility (CMF) at Vacaville and California State University-Dominguez Hills. In rendering the decisions, the board … Read More »

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Global Environmental Network’s Osh Training Schedule

LOS ANGELES — Global Environmental Network, Inc., which provides site-specific occupational safety and health training to governmental agencies and to the private sector, has released its current schedule, including: 24/40-hour HAZWOPER Waste Site Worker; Traffic Control for Work Zone Safety; Trench Safety Competent Personal Awareness; and Fundamentals of Cal/OSHA, incorporating the new requirements of AB … Read More »

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Give ‘Em a Rope – Caltrans Team Uses Alpine Techniques to Inspect Bridges

SAN FRANCISCO — While cars whizzed overhead on San Francisco’s Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and a storm from the previous night cleared out, a group of Caltrans engineers hung on a truss underneath the road, practicing a technique that is becoming increasingly common on California’s spans. Bridge engineers for Caltrans are … Read More »

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