YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Fed-OSHA is preparing to grant final approval to the state of Nevada to administer its occupational safety and health program independently from the federal agency. Nevada has operated its state plan under interim approval from Fed-OSHA since 1974. “Nevada has demonstrated its commitment to strong workplace safety and health measures by …
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has sent a confidential report on the Tosco Avon flash fire to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office, with recommendations regarding criminal charges. DOSH’s Bureau of Investigations forwarded the findings of its criminal probe to the D.A. last week. Contra Costa County …
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — COR has received several calls from readers to set us straight on an item we ran in our Nov. 5 issue, “AB 1127’s Changes to the Labor Code,” p. 7272. In the portion regarding changes to 6432, we stated, “Presently, a serious violation does not exist if the employer can demonstrate …
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The last meeting of the century for the Cal/OSH Standards Board will take public comment on a proposal to amend safety regulations covering window-washing operations on high-rise buildings. The board will meet Dec. 16 at the State Resources Building, 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento. The public hearing portion of the meeting will …
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — By a majority vote following public hearings, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted revisions to the following Title 8 safety orders. They have been approved by the Office of Adminstrative Law and are now in the California Code of Regulations. USE OF BODY BELTS, SAFETY BELTS AND BODY HARNESSES …
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — A regulation that for the first time spells out the responsibilities of California employers for verifying abatement of violative workplace conditions is now a part of Title 8. The new Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) reg, 340.4, was adopted from a Fed-OSHA rule. It requires that employers certify to …
SAN FRANCISCO — -By Nils Wright, Workers’ Comp Executive Los Angeles, assailed during the last few years for cutting its safety staff and then watching its workers’ comp costs bloom, is trying to mend its ways. The city’s new workers’ compensation administrator, Lois Pace, has asked the city council to fund the hiring of 14 …
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, …