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Electrical Safety: Flexible Cords and Cables; Be Inflexible About Safety
July 2008
Sometimes you need an electrical cord that bends a little. Maybe it's because you have to use your power drill or saw in many different locations during the workday. Maybe it's because a piece of machinery . . . more »
Fire Safety: Could Your Business Survive a Wildfire?
June 2008
The 2007 wildfire season was devastating for Southern California. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed, more than half a million acres burned across seven counties, and more than 3,000 businesses were directly . . . more »
Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 4; Construction, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
May 2008
A crew for The House Doctor, a home improvement contractor, was working in a Long Beach home when an electric lamp fell onto an employee. Part of the worker's body was touching a water puddle, and the worker was electrocuted. CPR . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Commercial Wood Products Co. Dockets 05-R6D2-1643 through 1645
4/30/2008
Commercial Wood Products Co. (Employer) is a wood cabinet manufacturer. On November 3, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Leticia Reyes conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 10019 Yucca Road, Adelanto, California (the site). On April 6, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »
Outdoor Workers: 'Tis the Season to Trim Trees—and Not Just the Holiday Variety; Tips for Tree Trimmer Safety
December 2007
An employee of Chino's Landscape of Van Nuys was trimming a tree in Studio City when his tool touched an overhead power line, and he was fatally electrocuted . . . more »
Electrical Hazards: Tree Trimmers and Power Lines
December 2007
When workers trim trees to clear power lines, additional training is required by High-Voltage Electrical Safety Order Sections 2950 and 2951. These sections require that . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Tortilleria El Molino Dockets 06-R1D5-0203 and 0204
6/14/2007
Beginning June 20, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Manuel Bacani conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 421 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, California (the site) . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Rapid Transit Enterprises Dockets 05-R3D5-1343 through 1345
6/5/2007
Between January 13, 2005 and February 14, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Safety Engineers Howard Manning and Nirmal Paul, conducted an inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 114 N. Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, California (the site) . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Panama Shutters Dockets 05-R6D2-2167 through 2181
5/21/2007
Employer is in the business of woodworking for the manufacture of shutters. Beginning November 22, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Industrial Hygienist Zohra Ali, conducted an inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Coulson Metal Forming, Docket Nos. 04-R6D2-658 through 663 and 04-R6D2-664 through 666
4/24/2007
Employer is in the business of forming metal into various products. Beginning July 29, 2003, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Scott Walters and Leticia Reyes Cal/OSHA Engineers, conducted separate inspections at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 11135 Condor Ave., Fountain Valley, California (the site) . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Goldenwest Laundry, Docket No. 04-R3D1-781 through 784
3/29/2007
Beginning August 18, 2003, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Teresita Hussain, conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 17862 Jamestown Lane, Huntington Beach, California (the site). On February 13, 2004, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: LA County Internal Services, Docket No. 03-R4D3-4600 and 05-R4D3-0281
3/28/2007
Employees of the County of Los Angeles (Employer), employed in its Internal Services Department were engaged in painting activities at the Pitchess Cogen Plant at 29300 The Old Road, Saugus, California, on April 30, 2003, when Willie Chris Hodge, Jr. sustained an injury to his dominant left hand. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Dade Behring, Docket 05-R2D1-2203
3/16/2007
On February 11, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Cal/OSHA Associate Safety Engineer John Stamatellos conducted an inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 2040 Enterprise Boulevard, West Sacramento, California (the site). On May 5, 2005, the Division cited Employer for an alleged serious, accident-related violation . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: C & T Metal Supply Co. Docket No. 04-R4D2-642 and 643
3/15/2007
Beginning August 20, 2003, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Deborah T. Ibanez, conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 4400 Santa Ana Street, Cudahy, California (the site). On January 29, 2004, the Division cited Employer . . . more »
News Note: Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to Meet, Discuss Proposed Rules Changes
April 2007
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) will meet in Sacramento on April 17 to discuss proposed changes to the Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders and the Elevator Safety Orders. The changes to the Electrical Safety Orders would . . . more »
News Note: City of Alameda Pays Disabled Worker $25 Million
December 2006
In what is believed to be the largest settlement ever brokered in the city's history, the city of Alameda has agreed to pay $25 million to Jeptha Anderson McGee, who was injured while . . . more »
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