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 …
OAKLAND — We’ve made the following additions to the Resources section of our web site (www.cal-osha.com): Latest revisions to Title 8 safety orders. Revised regulatory proposal governing private parties who bring enforcement actions under the occupational provisions of Proposition 65. The two petitions to amend Title 8 with regard to crane operator qualifications. Senate Bill …
OAKLAND — Calling it a “template for future collaborations,” Fed-OSHA has entered into a partnership with the Associated Building Contractors (ABC) to create a “platinum”-level safety designation for select members. To achieve the platinum status, the highest in a four-step ABC program, members must meet stringent requirements, including: An occupational injury-and-illness rate of less than …
OAKLAND — Edward Bartosh of Health Risk Associates in Dixon has been elected chairman of the joint committee of the American Board of Industrial Hygienists and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. The joint committee operates certification programs for health and safety practitioners at the technician/technologist worker levels. Bartosh is a certified industrial hygienist.
OAKLAND — The Dufour Cal/OSHA Compliance Seminar series, sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce, has extended the 2000 run of this annual series through March 30. The seminars provide training to employers on Cal/OSHA procedures, standards and compliance. Attendees will receive a CD-ROM introducing them to the Chamber’s recently updated compliance aids, Cal/OSHA Handbook: …
OAKLAND — Cal-OSHA Reporter has received several inquiries from training providers regarding our policy on publicizing training sessions in the newsletter itself. We publish a monthly Meetings section listing hearings, events and meetings for the upcoming month, but often we will add an article about an event to the newsletter. Several providers have objected to …
The Clinton administration has asked Congress to boost Fed-OSHA’s budget for fiscal year 2001 by $44.4 million, an 11-percent increase. The OSHA budget would be $426 million, up from $381.6 in 2000. The increase will “enable OSHA to achieve better balance” between its outreach and compliance activities, according to Assistant Secretary of Labor Charles Jeffress. …
An obscure provision of Senate Bill 996, a reheated version of a massive workers’ compensation bill vetoed last year, could spell big trouble for the Loss Control Certification Unit (LCCU). Stating that LCCU has been “ineffective,” SB 996 would redirect its funding to establishing a loss control “ombudsperson” and a workers’ occupational safety and health …