In a telephone interview, COR asked Tom Sutton of Bioplexus what the problem was with FDA approval. Safety of drugs and medical devices is within their mandate, he said. They have an MDR system – medical device reportable. He explained that the MDR database requires hospitals or end users to report device failures to the …
The existing OSHA grain dust standard is fine, Fed-OSHA policy directors were told recently at the second of two public meetings. The 10-year-old standard was credited by the industry with reducing explosions and deaths by requiring no more than an eighth of an inch of accumulated dust in critical areas. Despite the deaths of seven …
A U.S. administrative law judge has upheld the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s authority to recall 10 million Omega fire sprinklers. The sprinklers, manufactured by Central Sprinkler Corp., Landsale, PA, are installed in federal and private buildings, including the White House and the Capitol. Central had challenged the recall, arguing that sprinkler heads are not consumer …
Granite Construction Inc. has made a $25,000 donation to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) and has embarked on a corporate-wide program of operator certification, testing its crane operators and extending the program to supervisory and other personnel. According to Granite’s president David H. Watts, “Granite’s philosophy is that all those …
On September 11 the San Diego Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America will hold its fourth annual safety day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The morning will be devoted to safety training (accident investigation techniques, forklift operator training, liability issues for jobsite superintendents, case studies in trenching and excavating, oxy/fuel welding and cutting, …
Employee complaints brought Federal OSHA inspectors to major employers in Illinois and Georgia; in both cases OSHA found many safety violations and proposed six-digit penalties. ‘WILLFUL’ ASBESTOS REMOVAL: Interstate Brands Corp. near Chicago was cited July 8 for numerous willful violations of asbestos regulations. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $910,000. The alleged violations occurred in January …
OAKLAND, CA — B. D. Tobias is senior manager, environmental health and safety, at Solectron Corporation in Milpitas. She is an MBA as well as a certified occupational health nurse (OHN). In her talk for the COEH Summer Institute at the Claremont Resort August 5, she spoke of “practicing outside the box.” Tobias says the …
Our Trainers and Consultants List in the Directory pages (50-011 to 50-014) is being updated. If you are interested in being listed, please contact the COR business office, 530-470-7500 by telephone, fax us at 530-470-7600, or send e-mail (tboyer at cal-osha.com). We need to hear from you by August 31.