Tagged in: PPE

Firemen PPE Committees Start Soon

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is moving quickly to address issues remaining from the recent adoption of personal protective equipment requirements for firemen. DOSH will convene a technical advisory committee May 25th on respiratory protection for wildland firemen, and three Standards Board follow up with a full advisory committee on June 9th addressing … Read More »

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Firefighter PPE Update Adopted

Almost eight years after being mandated by the California legislature, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted revisions to the Title 8 requirements on firefighters’ personal protective equipment. But issues surrounding firefighter safety aren’t entirely resolved. Advisory committee talks are expected soon on topics such as respiratory protection in wildland operations, with wildfires having become much … Read More »

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One More Change to Firefighter PPE Reg

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has made a further revision to its long-awaited proposal to update requirements for firefighters’ personal protective equipment. The board is taking comments on the third notice of proposed modifications until February 24th. The revision concerns provisions in General Industry Safety Orders §3410(f) on retiring protective ensembles for wildland firefighting. Current language … Read More »

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Governor Gets COVID Bills

Four safety-related COVID-19 bills have been passed and sent to Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 2043, for instance, is aimed at better informing farmer laborers about COVID protections. The measure by Assemblymen Lorena Gonzalez, Robert Rivas, and Eduardo Garcia is the “marquee bill” of a farm laborer relief package, Rivas says. It aims to educate farm … Read More »

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KS INDUSTRIES, L.P.

47 COR 40-8250 [¶23,014] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES, HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3380(f)(1)(A) (2020) – Employer failed to assess the workplace for hazards likely to be present and require appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect employees from … Read More »

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JACE VARGHESE

46 COR 40-8235 [¶23,003] JURISDICTION – EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP Labor Code §§ 2750.5, 6304, 6304.1(a) (2019) – Employer was an “employer” within the meaning of the Labor Code. The Division had jurisdiction to issue the citations. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS REPORTS AND RECORDS – EMPLOYER RECORDS OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, PROVIDING RECORDS TO GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, … Read More »

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INTERLINE BRANDS, INC.

46 COR 40-8106 [¶22,902] SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES, HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3380(f)(1)(A) (2019) – Employer failed to assess the site to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present that necessitated use of personal protective … Read More »

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