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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: 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 . . . more »
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. . . . 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: 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: 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 . . . more »
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 . . . more »
News Note: Two Revised Standards Released by National Fire Protection Association
October 2006
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has updated two of its personal protective equipment (PPE) certification standards. One standard, NFPA . . . more »
Cal/OSHA's Top Ten: How to Meet the Requirements of the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard
September 2005
Continuing our series on the ten most frequently violated Cal/OSHA standards, this month we discuss the portable fire extinguisher standard, which is the fourth most commonly cited. Because this stand . . . more »
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