The GEO Group is a private company doing business in California as Golden State Annex and owns some 95 prisons and mental health facilities worldwide. In California, it is contracted to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency detainees, mostly illegal aliens. A settlement between the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board and GEO affirms a decision after reconsideration …
Comments from the construction personnel hoist industry have convinced the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to remove a provision in a recently published rulemaking action that would have allowed vehicles in lieu of CPHs in parking garage projects. That revision, along with others, is in a 15-day notice of proposed modifications. Comments on the action are due …
This week’s Decisions section of Cal-OSHA Reporter features an unusual case related to elevator safety – the occupational kind. It involves Otis Elevator and a February 2020 incident during a repair operation on a Schindler 400 A machine-room-less elevator. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited the elevator manufacturer for repeat, serious, and general …
The name “Hydra” has several meanings: the mythological, many-headed serpent; a tiny freshwater invertebrate with astonishing regenerative abilities; and a stunning Greek island in the Aegean Sea. There’s a new entry: a logistics depot at a decommissioned Air Force base in the Sacramento area, which is the newest member of Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program. This …
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by a freshman from Tehachapi High School in central California, whose assignment was to write an article for publication. The student worked with …
Qualifying for Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program is a coveted achievement, one that’s difficult to attain and in many cases, harder to maintain. In the case of Shea Homes, which recently qualified for VPP-Construction at its Enclave residential project in Seaside, Monterey County, the achievement goes even further. “It’s a model for other construction sites,” says …
Like many safety professionals, Christopher Ross didn’t start his career in safety. In fact, he earned a degree in communications from Cal State Sacramento in the late 1990s. And he began his career not in safety, but in workers’ compensation. And it fits because safety determines outcomes in workers’ comp. But safety found him, and …
The United Contractors trade association has recognized several dozen of its member companies for safety excellence. The R.E.A.L. Safety Awards – Recognizes Excellence, Awareness and Leadership – highlights the “exceptional efforts of union-signatory contractors,” UCON says. The award program is 20 years old, and the association says the latest round saw a record number of …