OAKLAND — California Safety Services Group (CSSG) announces that its annual Cal/OSHA Update Seminar Series will be held between March 7 and 30 at six locations throughout California. The series, now in its 12th year, will feature daylong seminars presented by Robert Peterson and Joel Cohen. Subjects include the impact of AB 1127 on the …
OAKLAND — A report in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health suggests that there is “no strong or consistent finding of cancer” in workers potentially exposed to high concentrations of the chemical methylene chloride. The study examined epidemiological studies regarding worker exposure to the chemical, which is a solvent used in film and …
OAKLAND — The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing Feb. 17 on a proposal to increase the lead concentration in which sandblasting respirators may be used by a factor of 40, and amendments to Title 8 intended to make agricultural employers more aware of overhead electrical hazard requirements. The board will meet at …
OAKLAND — Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has agreed to pay $650,000 in penalties to Fed-OSHA and create a new corporate health and safety position, in the wake of citations at its rail car repair facility in Decatur, Ill. ADM had been cited for violations of the federal confined space and respiratory protection standards, …
OAKLAND — I had to read Bradley Closson’s letter to the editor (COR, Dec. 3, 1999, p. 7289) several times to understand why he took the time to write on “Understanding Crane Operator Testing.” It finally dawned on me – he erroneously sees the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO is now …
OAKLAND — Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has released statistics showing through June 1999 the number of inspections it has conducted and the number of violations for which it cited employers. The stats also show the percentage of alleged violations deemed “serious.”
OAKLAND — For years, we’ve been listing the training courses provided by the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC-Berkeley on our Meetings pages. This time, however, we’ve put in the wrong telephone number (our own), instead of LOHP’s. The correct number to find out about the Hazwoper courses they are giving in the next few …
OAKLAND — The regulatory package Cal/OSHA has developed to make permanent regulatory changes in the wake of AB 1127 also includes several non-1127 proposals aimed at bringing agency policies in line with Fed-OSHA, Chief John Howard told the Cal/OSH Advisory Committee, meeting Jan. 6 at the state building here. In addition to the new initiatives, …