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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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Workplace Holiday Safety Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive December 2008
If you're decorating around the workplace this holiday season, keep the workplace safe by ensuring that holiday decorations pose no hazards to workers with our checklist. Safe De . . .
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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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Trainer's Handbook:
Fire Prevention Plans; Do Your Workers Know What's in Yours?
November 2008
When fire broke out in a 4,000-foot hydroelectric utility tunnel in Colorado in October 2007, nine workers got caught in a bad spot. Four workers were able to evacuate from the tunnel's lower end, but five others were trapped on the other side of the fire and were unable to climb out of the tunnel's steeper uphill terminus. They were found dead of smoke inhalation, trapped at a point where the tunnel's slope took a sharp turn from 15-degrees upslope to 55-degrees upslope. . . .
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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 . . .
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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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