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Standards Board Set to Hear New Alpine Climbing Regulation April 13

SACRAMENTO — The Cal/OSH Standards Board will take public comment on a proposal that would allow bridge and dam inspectors, among others, to use rope-access techniques instead of prescribed fall protection. The board will also consider a new proposal that will contain the guarding requirements unique to miter saws. The proposed rope-access regulation is the … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Insurer Superior National/Cal Comp Seized by State

SACRAMENTO — State Department of Insurance (DOI) agents descended upon all 11 California offices of Superior National Insurance Group, Inc., March 3 and seized the company. The takeover includes what was the largest private group of carriers in California, including California Compensation, Superior National Insurance Co., Superior Pacific Casualty Co., and Combined Benefits Insurance Co. … Read More »

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Wood Framing Erection Advisory Committee Meets Next Week

SAN FRANCISCO — An advisory committee formed to resolve a thorny problem for structural wood framing contractors will meet March 15 in Sacramento. The committee is the result of a petition by eight employers to revise Construction Safety Orders 1716.1, Structural Wood Framing Systems. The present regulation states that a civil or structural engineer currently … Read More »

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DOSH Planning Construction Industry “Sweeps” in Bay Area, L.a. Basin

SAN FRANCISCO — The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is about to begin a series of surprise safety and health “sweeps” of construction sites in California’s two largest metropolitan areas, according to Vicky Heza, Cal/OSHA’s deputy chief for enforcement. Heza made the announcement at the March 2 meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. … Read More »

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Meetings Additions

SAN FRANCISCO — The following items were either received too late for our Feb. 25 Meeting section or have been updated: Corrected Date: High Tech Fire Codes and Equipment Standards Update Seminar: March 21, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Xerox Parc, 3333 Coyote Hill Rd., Palo Alto. For more information, call (703) 790-1745 or email ssa@burkinc.com. Semiconductor … Read More »

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Gazdecki Must Leave Appeals Board

SAN FRANCISCO — Unless there is a major development within a week, the Cal/OSH Appeals Board will be down to one permanent member for the foreseeable future. Chairman James Gazdecki’s term expired Jan. 15 and by law he was allowed to serve on the board for another 60 days. That means he has to leave … Read More »

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DOSH Issues a Rare Hazard Alert

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a hazard alert to employers in the produce-ripening industry and all suppliers of ethylene-gas ripening equipment and products. The alert comes in the wake of the Division’s investigation of a deadly explosion at a ripening facility in Los Angeles last summer. One … Read More »

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Legislative Analyst Recommends Changes in Amusement Ride Budget

SAN FRANCISCO — The state budget analyst says the fees collected for the administration of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (DOSH) new permanent amusement ride program should be separated to avoid a general fund subsidy. The recommendation was delivered in an analysis of the governor’s proposed 2000-01 budget for the Department of Industrial … Read More »

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