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DOSH Changing Abatement Verification Regs to Match Fed-OSHA Requirements

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has submitted a proposed change in its Title 8 regulations that would require employers cited for serious violations to submit written verification of abatement. The change is being proposed to bring Cal/OSHA into conformance with Fed-OSHA regulations. That agency adopted specific criteria for verification of abatement of … Read More »

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Final Bbp, Elevated Work Platform Regulations Set for Public Hearing Feb. 18

The Cal/OSH Standards Board will consider final amendments to the Bloodborne Pathogens/Sharps Injury Prevention standard, 5193, and changes to General Industry Safety Order (GISO) 3642 and 3648 and High Voltage Electrical Safety Order (HVESO) 2940.7, Elevating Work Platform Equipment, when it meets Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. in Oakland. The board will meet at the … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA Lobs Million-Dollar Penalty at a Repeat Offender

Over the past four years during many inspections, Fed-OSHA inspectors have identified 80 instances of machine guarding deficiencies contributing to serious hand injuries, including finger amputations and 60 incidents involving crushed fingers, at an Ohio auto parts manufacturer. On Jan. 19, the feds proposed more than $1.6 million in penalties against Tomasco Mulciber, Inc., mostly … Read More »

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Bbp Standard Could Save About $100 Million Per Year, Standards Board Says

Implementation of the revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, with its sharps injury precautions, will save California employers a net $95 million per year, according to a cost estimate released by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. The Board is about to consider the final version of General Industry Safety Order 5193, which is scheduled to … Read More »

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Maquiladora Coordinator Honored by Apha

Garrett Brown, an industrial hygienist with Cal/OSHA in Oakland, Calif., and coordinator of the Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network, was recently honored by the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Occupational Health and Safety Section. Brown was presented with the Lorin Kerr award as “activist of the year” by APHA. The Maquiladora Network is composed … Read More »

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Nacosh Meets in February to Review Fed-OSHA Rulemaking Procedures

The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will review how Fed-OSHA develops standards and regulations at its first meeting of 1999, Feb. 10-11 in Washington, D.C. OSHA Administrator Charles Jeffress has stated that he wants to shorten and make more efficient the agency’s rulemaking process. The committee will devote the morning of … Read More »

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Emergency Bbp Standard Moved up

LOS ANGELES — The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has unanimously readopted 5193, the emergency Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) standard, to take full effect July 1. The standard was resubmitted to the board after the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) requested that the date be moved up from Aug. 1. Standards Board Executive Officer John … Read More »

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Not Much State Support for Controversial Fed-OSHA Consultation Proposal

Representatives of state-plan states appear lukewarm to the idea of posting the results of consultations at worksites, according to Cal/OSHA’s Vernita Davidson. She represented the agency at the recent meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association (OSHSPA) in Phoenix, Ariz. Nonetheless, Davidson told COR OSHA says a draft plan is headed for … Read More »

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