Quote of the day
"This man-made disaster was orchestrated by the willful neglect and complete disregard for human life by the victims' employers."
The Orange County District Attorney's office in filing a civil complaint against two companies in the March 2009 deaths of two workers.
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“Someone is Going to Die”
A maintenance worker’s prescient statement about safety conditions at a plastics plant came true in March 2009, and now the company and two of its managers face criminal and civil charges in the deaths of two workers.
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Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Highway Worker
A contractor employee moving cones is run down by a woman with a reported DUI past. Cal/OSHA is investigating the incident.
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Briefings ‘In the Field’
AgSafe sponsors a series of seminars on what Cal/OSHA is up to and the lessons learned from recent inspections. Here are the details.
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Fed-OSHA’s Working on the Railroad
An agreement with Federal Railway Administration lets OSHA deal with safety retaliation complaints. Also, BP settles another Texas City citation case for a mind-numbing monetary figure.
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Settling the Case
A recent story about a first-of-its-kind “unclassified” Cal/OSHA settlement wasn’t quite what it seemed. Here’s how things really worked out.
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California Agencies Coordinating to Curb Worker Safety Retaliation
More than 200 times a year, California workers allege that their employers retaliated against them for pointing out safety deficiencies. In past years, their chances of prevailing have been slim, but now Cal/OSHA and the Labor Commissioner’s office are working together to at least keep the cases fresh.
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Practices Make Perfect?
State-of-the-art techniques in safety and health are commonly known as “best practices,” but one employer group prefers “good practices.” Find out why and the latest practices in confined space and lockout/tagout in this issue of Cal-OSHA Reporter.
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