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GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. / GRANITE INDUSTRIAL, INC.

46 COR 40-8202 [¶22,978] CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES – DUSTS, FUMES, MISTS, VAPORS AND GASES, RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, MEDICAL EVALUATION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 5144(e)(1) (2019) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not medically clear use of respirators for employees prior to requiring their use to protect against cocci spores. Employer … Read More »

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PAPICH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

46 COR 40-8204 [¶22,979] CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES – DUSTS, FUMES, MISTS, VAPORS AND GASES, RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, MEDICAL EVALUATION Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 5144(e)(1) (2019) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not medically clear use of respirators for employees prior to requiring their use to protect against cocci spores. Employer … Read More »

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Wildfires: Valley Fever Threat

Among the many hazards residents, responders and recovery workers face during California’s destructive wildfires is the potential exposure to Valley Fever. Recently a Ventura County woman related the experience of her son, who contracted Valley Fever while helping protect the family property during the Thomas Fire in 2017. He almost died from the disease, she … Read More »

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Construction Silica Talks Coming Soon

The Cal/OSH Standards Board will make good on its promise to address the construction industry’s concerns about the new Fed-OSHA-mandated silica standard with a mid-December advisory committee. In fact, the committee already has draft language that would address those concerns. Potential changes would affect only the new requirements in the Construction Safety Orders. The Standards … Read More »

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Standards Board Green Lights Firefighter PPE Update

SACRAMENTO – Against the backdrop of California’s fire season roaring to life, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has given its staff the green light to proceed with rulemaking on a long-smoldering issue – better protecting the men and women who fight those fires. The board is acting at the direction of the state Legislature. A 2014 bill … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA’s Most Cited

The top 10 Fed-OSHA violations for the fiscal year 2015 are listed below. Many of them are found in Cal/OSHA’s top 25 list. One prominent exception is the top most-cited Cal/OSHA regulation, the Injury and Illness Prevention Program requirement (GISO §3203). Fed-OSHA does not have a counterpart. Here are the top federal violations: 1. Fall … Read More »

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DAVIDSON ENTERPRISES, INC.

42 COR 40-7290 [¶22,507] HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION – HIGH-HEAT PROCEDURES Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(f)(3) (2015) – Employer was not required to have high-heat provisions in its heat illness prevention plan because it was not in the construction industry. USE, CARE AND PROTECTION OF ABRASIVE WHEELS – PROTECTION DEVICES, PROTECTION HOODS OR SAFETY … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA’s Most Cited

The fall protection standard was the most cited Fed-OSHA violation for fiscal year 2014, the agency announces. The regulation, 29 CFR 1926.501, was cited 6,143 times during the period. It was followed by: hazard communication (1910.1200), at 5,161; scaffolding (1926.451), 4,029; respiratory protection (1910.134), 3,223; lockout/tagout (1910.147), 2,704; powered industrial trucks (1910.178), 2,662; electrical-wiring methods … Read More »

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