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Court Denies Injured Employee’s Appeal on Third-Party Liability Case

The California Court of Appeal has denied an appeal from an employee of Sonoma Raceway who sued the manufacturer of a rough-terrain forklift after he suffered disabling injuries in a 2012 accident. A Sonoma County Superior Court jury said manufacturer Gehl Co. was not liable for Gary Verrazono’s injuries. He had claimed that the rough-terrain … Read More »

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No Federal Emergency Coronavirus Rule

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied an appeal from AFL-CIO, which seeks to require Fed-OSHA to enact an emergency regulation to protect working people from the SARS-Cov2, aka COVID-19 virus which originated in Wuhan China. Fed-OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor say current regulations are sufficiently protective and the … Read More »

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Harwood Grants Available

Fed-OSHA has opened the 2020 window to apply for Susan Harwood Training Grants. The grants are available to employer associations, nonprofit organizations, unions, labor-management associations, Indian tribes and higher education. Applications must be submitted online by July 20. The agency is making $11.5 million available, and California organizations traditionally qualify for about 10% of the … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA PSM Fix: May the 4th Be With You

The California Office of Administrative Law has approved revisions to the Process Safety Management standard’s List of Acutely Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives. The changes were effective on May 4th. They were necessary because Fed-OSHA identified an error in its own version of the list – an incorrect Chemical Abstract Service number for methyl vinyl … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA Relaxes Enforcement – Will Cal/OSHA ?

The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is giving is compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) discretion on whether to forego citations during an inspection. The discretion is for certain instances when there are considerations related to the COVID-19 virus. Fed-OSHA issued the new directive in light of “difficulties complying with OSHA standards due to … Read More »

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PSM Typos Fixed

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted revisions to its process safety management regulation to correct typographical errors in the List of Acutely Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives. There were no comments on the proposal at a recent public hearing and Fed-OSHA has signed off. The fix is necessary because Fed-OSHA identified an error in its … Read More »

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Cranes & Derricks Revisions Are Now Effective

The Office of Administrative Law has approved Cal/OSHA revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1618.1 on operator qualification, certification and training. The revisions, approved under Horcher rules, became effective April 6. They are based on Fed-OSHA revisions. They establish minimum requirements for determining operator competence and employers’ duty to ensure that competence. They require operators to … Read More »

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Unsafe Safety Devices?

Equipment intended to prevent the unintentional restarting of motors might itself present a hazard, according to a manufacturer of safety equipment. The problem is that some anti-restart devices have been misclassified by nationally recognized testing laboratories (NRTLs), and aren’t suitable for industrial use. Scott Swaaley, CEO of MAKESafe Tools, based in San Diego, has petitioned … Read More »

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