By majority vote, following public hearings, the Cal-OSH Standards Board adopted the following revisions to Title 8 safety orders. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative law and are now in the California Code of Regulations. END RAIL MATERIALS FOR METAL SCAFFOLDS: Amendments to Construction 1644(a)(6) were heard at the Aug. 20, 1998 …
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DOL) has announced that it will award matching grants to employers covered by workers’ compensation, including self-insureds, to reduce safety hazards in the workplace. The DOL said that grants of up to $10,000 are available. One of the requirements is that the workplace hazards must have been identified …
“Nada, zip,” Cal-OSHA Chief John Howard replied when COR asked if he had heard from Governor-Elect Gray Davis’ transition team. Howard said he has not made any plans for the new year. “My commitment is to the agency until a new team is in place.” Until then, he will stay on. (Should he be so …
A Concord man died Thanksgiving Day of injuries received when a boom truck in which he was working was blown into a high-voltage power line. Lawrence Harding Cornelius, 35, died in the burn unit at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. Details about the incident were sketchy at press time, but Cal-OSHA confirms that its …
On Dec. 1, 1998, at a signing ceremony, Fed-OSHA released new safety training requirements for operators of forklifts and other powered industrial trucks. The rules will apply to operators in general industry, construction and maritime industries. Almost one million industrial trucks are in use in those industries. Powered industrial trucks are used to carry, push, …
OAKLAND, CA — A presentation of Cal-OSHA’s fall protection requirements was delivered recently by Cal-OSHA Consultant Tom Utech. His background is Fed-OSHA and Cal-OSHA compliance — his OSHA roots go back to 1974. Utech went over fall arrest systems, positioning devices and fall restraint equipment in construction work for members of the ASSE Bay Area …
SAN DIEGO — The Cal-OSH Standards Board prepared to whack 9,000 words related to carcinogens from Title 8 and heard a lengthy report on the status of the effort to revise 5193 — Bloodborne Pathogens — at its November meeting. Six of the seven board members were present at the meeting, held at San Diego’s …
AgSafe, a Central Valley organization that promotes health and safety in agriculture, has named Kimberly Naffziger as its new director, replacing the retiring Don Bennett. AgSafe also announces that it has moved to California State University, Fresno. AgSafe’s mailing address is: P.O. Box 614, Clovis, CA 93613; its telephone number is: 209-278-4404. You can also …