Quote of the day
"Testing is not prevention, but at least the straight industry has this in place."
Ged Kenslea, spokesman for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which is now targeting gay adult film production companies for lack of condom use.
Serious Violations Abound in Fatality Cases
Machine guarding, trench collapses, fatal falls, felled trees and other safety lapses led to a number of fatalities Cal/OSHA investigated in the second half of 2012. Here’s what the agency found were the causes of several such cases.
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Worker Killed by Huge Door
A worker moving a quarter-ton door is killed when it becomes dislodged. Now Cal/OSHA is working to find out what went wrong.
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DOSH to Continue Confined Space Campaign
Cal/OSHA continues its full-court press to eliminate fatalities and deaths in hazardous spaces. Here is what the agency discovered in recent investigations.
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Chevron Pipe Failure: Severe Corrosion, Low Silicon
Metallurgical tests conducted in the wake of the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire prove that the pipe that failed had severe corrosion, in part due to the lack of a corrosion-inhibiting substance. Here’s the latest on the incident that took a major refinery off line.
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AHF Files Complaints on More Adult Film Studios
“Condoms only” group targets gay production companies for practices it says put performers at risk for potentially fatal diseases, while a Los Angeles legislator introduces a bill to require barrier protection in all adult films.
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Silica Proposal “Collecting Dust,” Lawmaker Says
It’s been more than two years since Fed-OSHA sent a proposed rule on silica exposure to the Office of Management and Budget for a 90-day review. And a congressman wants to know what the holdup is for important protections.
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