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No Comments to Standards Board – on Psm-Exempted Activities

A proposal to exempt pre- and post-explosives manufacturing research and testing activities from the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard was set for public hearing at the October 15 meeting of the Cal-OSH Standards Board. There were no comments on the language proposed to be added to General Industry 5189(b)(1) as Exception (6). According to the … Read More »

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Agenda for November 19 – Standards Board Meeting

The Cal-OSH Standards Board will meet in San Diego on Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the California State Building, 1350 Front Street. At the public meeting, the board will make time available to receive comments or proposals from interested persons as well as comments on “Sunset Review’ of Title 8 safety … Read More »

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Uc, Labor Federation Get OSHA Grants

Two University of California campuses and the California Labor Federation are among 37 organizations that will receive Susan Harwood Training Grants from Fed-OSHA. The grants help organizations develop employee safety and health training programs. UC-Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) will receive two grants. The first, for $120,000, “will develop curriculum and materials to inform … Read More »

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Employer Jailed for Construction Worker’s Death

Roy G. Stoops, owner of C&S Erectors, Inc., of Noblesville, IN, was sentenced to four months in prison on Oct. 15 after pleading guilty to willfully violating occupational safety and health standards which led to the death of an employee. The case stems from a May 1, 1996, incident in which Brian Smith, 32, employed … Read More »

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OSHA Amends Final Mc Rule

Nearly two years after it adopted a new exposure standard for methylene chloride (MC), Fed-OSHA has amended its final rule to put an end to legal challenges from an industry group and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The MC standard sets an exposure limit of 25 parts per million (ppm), a 20-fold decrease from … Read More »

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Occupational s&H Manager Sought

The City of Berkeley seeks an experienced person to manage its occupational health and safety programs, including compliance with Cal-OSHA and SB 198 requirements and the city’s federally mandated drug and alcohol testing program. The ideal candidate will possess a B.S. degree in a safety or health-related subject and at least four years of increasingly … Read More »

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Introducing Kevin Thompson

Anne Bell retires as Cal-OSHA Reporter editor at the end of the year. Kevin Thompson will take over. Kevin, a 15-year veteran of professional journalism, was seen taking notes furiously at the COR conference October 23. He spent the last seven-plus years as an editor at California Farmer magazine. He was previously manager at Oman … Read More »

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Cal-OSHA Reporter’s 25th Anniversary Conference Advances Knowledge in the – Safety and Health Community and Celebrates the Editorship of Anne Bell

More than 300 safety and health professionals gathered last Friday at the South San Francisco Conference Center for Cal-OSHA Reporter’s 25th Anniversary and 1sT Annual Conference and Reception Oct. 23. The event, sponsored by Cal-OSHA Reporter (COR), the American Society of Safety Engineers and The Safety Center, Inc., featured a full slate of seminars, a … Read More »

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