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Featured Resource: Portable Fire Extinguisher Use Policy
August 2011
Many workplaces are equipped with portable fire extinguishers that can control small fires, preventing property damage and loss of life. However, General Industry Safety Orders Section 6151(g) prohibits workers from using fire extinguishers unless they have received training in their proper use. . . .
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Fire Safety:
Safety Alert Addresses Sprinkler System Antifreeze; Guidelines for Use and Recommended Alternatives
June 2011
Thirty-year-old Wuliber Martinez of Truckee, north of Lake Tahoe, had just started making dinner for his wife, 27-year-old Isella Minutti, when the grease he was heating caught fire. What happened next isn't entirely clear, but the resulting fireball blew the doors in the apartment out of their frames and threw glass from the windows more than 86 feet across the adjacent parking area. Minutti, who was standing only a few feet away in the living room, was fatally injured by the blast, and Martinez was severely burned. . . .
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Kitchen Safety Checklist
November 2010
The holidays are upon us--it's a time when food is prepared in abundance, cooks try a little harder than usual, and people who don't normally venture into a kitchen may try their hand. That means it's also a good time for a kitchen safety refresher. . . .
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Appeals Board Decisions:
Employer Learns the Hard Way to Keep Safety Equipment Up to Date
May 2009
During an inspection of the Thayer Tunnel site in Rancho Cucamonga, a state Division of Occupational Safety and Health inspector checked out the contents of a metal storage container for supplies and found several self-rescue respirators. By checking the serial numbers on these respirators against a manufacturer's chart, the inspector discovered that one of them was . . .
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Trainer's Handbook:
Do Your Workers Know When and How to Use Fire Extinguishers?
December 2008
Many workplaces have appropriately selected, properly placed, routinely inspected fire extinguishers hanging along the wall at regular intervals. But unless workers know when and how to use fire extinguishers, they could be a wasted investment. Make sure your workers have the best chance to save lives and property from small fires with extinguisher training. . . .
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DOWNLOAD: State Center Community College District
Docket No. 05-R2D5-1688 through 1692
10/18/2007
Employer is a state community college. On October 18, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Roy Frye, conducted a complaint inspection at place of employment maintained by Employer at 1525 East Weldon Ave, Fresno, California (the site). On April 18, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violation(s) of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations1 . . .
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DOWNLOAD: Wilco Wire Technology Dockets 05-R6D1-2021 and 2022
From April 11, 2005 through May 13, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ("the Division"), through Safety Engineer Timothy Blaney conducted a planned inspection at the Wilco Wire Technology ("Employer") facility at 1035 Mission Court, Fremont, California, where Employer's Employees were working. . . .
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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) . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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DOWNLOAD: B & T Industries, Docket No. 03-R6D1-847 through 852
1/24/2007
Employer manufactures custom cabinet doors. Between August 16, 2002, and January 28, 2003, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Michael Kilbride, conducted a High Hazard inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 2170 Wardrobe Avenue, Merced, California (the site). On January 28, 2003, the Division cited Employer for the following . . .
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Fire Safety: Fire Extinguishers; Selection, Placement, and Maintenance
April 2007
On January 20, workers at a Los Angeles dermatology office were preparing a laser device for use in a medical procedure when someone laid the device on a countertop, causing it to catch fire. Quick-thinking workers grabbed a fire extinguisher and aimed it at the blaze, and the building's . . .
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