The updated Resources section of COR’s web site (www.cal-osha.com) contains the following new items: The latest approved amendments to AB 1127. Final changes to General Industry Safety Order 5193, Bloodborne Pathogens. These changes were the result of suggestions made during the public comment period. All new standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health got what it wanted out of the 1999-2000 state budget. Its request for supplemental funding was included in the final budget. That means the Division will have an extra $2.9 million, which translates to 52 full-time positions and one part-time position. Of the total, $1.2 million will come …
An Aug. 6 luncheon sponsored by the Association of Safety and Security Professionals (ASSP) will focus on Cal/OSHA’s legal process. Allan Coie, staff counsel for Cal/OSHA in Los Angeles, will outline the legal workings that transpire from the time a citation is issued through the administrative law process. The meeting, which starts at noon, will …
The State Building and Construction Trades Council (SBCTC) is seeking a health educator for its newly funded smoking prevention and cessation program, BUILT (Building trade Unions Ignite Less Tobacco). The educator will develop, coordinate and conduct cessation efforts for members of local unions, as well as help develop a curriculum for apprenticeship programs. Qualifications include …
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo’s Agricultural Safety Institute will hold a conference on loss control for ag safety specialists later this month on the Central Coast campus. The conference starts at 1 p.m., July 28 and ends July 29. Topics include: forklift train-the-trainer; Cal/OSHA’s new respiratory protection standard; emergency action plans; how to read Cal/OSHA regulations; …
In this week’s issue readers will find new Directory pages 50-001 to 50-006, covering Cal/OSHA’s organization, personnel and telephone numbers, as well as Fed/OSHA information, other governmental agencies with occupational safety and health responsibilities, and additional state and national resources of related interest. Please remove and discard old pages 50-001 to 006, found behind the …
WEST COVINA — California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has published a proposed regulation that would ensure Cal/OSHA effectively monitors supplemental enforcement actions of Proposition 65’s occupational requirements. In June 1997 Fed-OSHA approved changes to California’s Hazard Communication standard that included incorporation of the occupational applications of Prop. 65. The approval was subject to three …
WEST COVINA — Employers would be required to post a list of the serious hazards found during consultation visits under a proposed regulation just published by Fed-OSHA. The rule was crafted to spur greater employee involvement in the consultation process. The federal agency is seeking comment on the proposal on or before Sept. 29. State-plan …