SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — It doesn’t take long to realize that Randy McPheeters knows what he’s talking about when it comes to violence in the workplace. For McPheeters, chief principal of the consulting firm Searchlight Safety Services, LLC, of San Diego, teaching companies how to prevent extreme acts by disgruntled employees or stalking spouses isn’t …
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has issued three reports: its Biennial Report, another on the Targeted Industries Partnership Program (TIPP) in which Cal-OSHA participates, and a third on construction industry “carve-outs.” All three have been posted on the DIR web site. They can also be ordered by writing to the DIR Publications Unit, P. …
Last week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter 25th Anniversary Conference special supplement was produced by the dynamic duo of Nils Wright and Kevin Thompson, with layout by Wendy Wilson. Nils took the photos and wrote the captions while Kevin wrote the text. (Nils’ real job is as editor of the Workers’ Comp Executive; Kevin is the new assistant …
Access to the California Title 8 version of the huge respiratory protection standard is still limited. Section 5144 takes effect on Nov. 23, 1998; compliance is required by May 22, 1999. Readers have asked how to obtain print copies of the standard. There are several ways, among them: through a Barclays subscription to the official …
The “Toast and Roast” at our Cal-OSHA Reporter 25-year anniversary conference made me laugh until I cried. In addition to having the chance to hug old friends, I was very moved by the good wishes expressed by faithful COR readers whom I may have talked to on the telephone, but had never met. It’s pretty …
At 1 a.m. October 20, two construction workers and a consultant were injured, one critically. According to the Cal-OSHA district office investigating the accident, the men were setting concrete barriers in place with a crane to give workers on the connector ramps of state Highways 13 and 24 a safe work zone. The mobile crane …
The Cal-OSH Appeals Board has issued a new version of its extremely useful “Appeal Information” book. The board hears appeals from employers who have been cited by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) for job safety or health violations. The 198-page updated book covers information on filing an appeal and how the appeal …
Joseph Neale, a postal employee and six-hour-a-week city recreation chess coach, opened fire with a 9-millimeter handgun in a Riverside City Hall conference room shortly before 8 a.m. on October 6. The mayor and two council members were wounded, along with two police officers, before Neale himself was shot and wounded by police. Neale, known …