Jerold R. Mande, who has been serving as a White House advisor on health regulatory and research policy, has been named Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. Mande will work with the Assistant Secretary and others in policy making, oversight and management of the agency.
The California Commission on Safety and Health and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) announces the appointment of two new members and the reappointment of another in December by then-governor Pete Wilson. Jill A. Dulich of Marriott International, Inc., will represent employers and John C. Wilson of the Schools Excess Liability Fund will represent public-sector employees. Commissioner Leonard …
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and a number of other state agencies would be placed under an umbrella State Labor Agency under a bill submitted by State Senator Hilda Solis (D-Los Angeles). Senate Bill 150 also calls for the appointment of a Labor Agency secretary by the governor and subject to confirmation by the …
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245, says two recent mishaps in Southern California should serve as reminders of “the importance of following all procedures for switching, tagging, grounding and working on the line.” In one incident, a journeyman lineman working for Anderson Electric on Southern California Edison property received electrical burns to his …
A 20-year-old employee of Williams Selyem Winery near Healdsburg died after he was found unconscious inside a production tank. The man’s grieving family has called for more stringent standards to prevent further incidents. Taylor James Atkins of Forestville was apparently asphyxiated by nitrogen gas when he entered the empty 1,500-gallon stainless steel wine tank. Nitrogen …
SAN FRANCISCO — Cal/OSHA shouldn’t expect a budgetary windfall under the Gray Davis administration, new Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) director Steve Smith told members of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. Smith was introduced to the committee at its Jan. 7 meeting here at the State Workers’ Compensation Fund Building by Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard, attended …
Former California Labor Commissioner Victoria Bradshaw and kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Lee were appointed to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board by outgoing Governor Pete Wilson. Bradshaw, who most recently worked in the governor’s office, is a familiar and respected face in California labor circles. As Labor Commissioner in 1995, she led the raid on …
As testament to the often-perilous nature of public service, an Oakland, Calif., policeman and fireman were killed in separate incidents Jan. 10. Officer James Williams, Jr., 41, was shot and killed by a sniper wielding an assault rifle on a freeway overpass as the policeman helped search for a weapon that had been thrown from …