The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued one general and two serious citations to each of three contractors involved in maintenance and repair work at the crude oil refining unit that erupted in a fireball Feb. 23. Proposed penalties for the nine alleged violations total nearly $28,000. Three contractor employees died in …
State Compensation Insurance Fund and Kaiser Permanente will host the 1999 Occupational Health Education Series, Oct. 13 in Costa Mesa and Oct. 28 in Oakland. The theme for the free series is “Return to Work: Strategies for Success.” Topics include how to develop and administer a successful return-to-work program; how to listen to, coach and …
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted three revised safety orders, took comments on two other proposals and granted three variances at its Aug. 19 meeting in Sacramento – all in about half an hour. The board’s business was purposely kept to a minimum as staff readies for its move from downtown Sacramento to …
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board granted the following variances at its Aug. 19 meeting: California State University, Long Beach: Permanent variance from General Industry Safety Order 3212(d) regarding the guarding of roof edges at 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach. The university has a seven-story building at its Long Beach campus. Because of restrictions …
Noting that “serious problems linger” in the state’s workers’ compensation system, even after the landmark reforms of 1993, California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) has issued a series of recommendations it says could help remedy the problems. “Many stakeholders agree that the system remains excessively complex and delivers modest benefits at …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Concept Sciences, Inc. (CSI), of Allentown, Pa., for 20 violations of safety regulations in connection with a February 1999 explosion that killed five workers and injured two others. Included in the citations are allegations of 11 willful violations. The agency has proposed total penalties of $641,200 …
A contractor at Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base has been cited for one serious and one other-than-serious violation of federal safety standards after a worker was killed in a trenching operation. Candido Edelo Edu, 22, an employee of Nova/Frederick AJV, died April 23 as he was beginning a 90-foot trenching operation as part of the …
The County of Santa Barbara’s Risk Management division has an open position for a safety officer. The job, which has a salary range of $48,818 to $59,596, develops, implements and manages the county-wide occupational safety and health program. Requirements include a B.A. in safety or industrial engineering (or social sciences, human resources or a closely …