LOS ANGELES — The City of Vallejo has a job opening for a safety officer, who will work under the direction of the city risk manager. The position requires the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, safety, occupational health, science or a related field, and at least three years experience. Salary range is …
LOS ANGELES — Readers may notice a change in the way our Decisions section is authored and organized. We’ve made these changes to provide you with editorial enahancements. We now author and have added, at the beginning of each decision summary – headnotes – or highlights of the substantative issues, defenses, assertions and holdings of …
LOS ANGELES — The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted Title 8 revisions Jan. 20 that establish a definition and requirements for the term “crossover,” and update safety orders requiring face shields and toe protection for structural firefighters. The first set of orders amends General Industry Safety Order (GISO) 3999(c), Conveyor Crossovers. The existing section did not …
OAKLAND — loss-control measures enacted in the 1993 workers’ compensation (WC) reforms are having a “positive impact on the reduction” of losses among WC carriers, a recent study by the Loss Control Certification Unit (LCCU) has concluded. LCCU, which was established to monitor carriers’ loss-control efforts, is also meeting its statutory mandate, the study said. …
OAKLAND — Cal/OSHA is depending more and more on the advisory committee process to help it craft major regulatory packages. Now, for the first time, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and the Cal/OSH Standards Board are putting together formal procedures to guide the process. The Standards Board issued draft guidelines in December; …
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 …