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Appeals Board Decisions: Board Weighs in on Winery's Tank Press; Tank Press Is Not Exempt from Confined Spaces Rules
December 2011
After a worker suffered a fingertip amputation while working with a tank press at Foster's Wine Estates America (dba Chateau St. Jean) in the Sonoma County town of Kenwood, Cal/OSHA inspected and found that workers periodically entered the tank press to hose it out. . . . more »

Confined Spaces: Employer's Failure to Plan Leads to Worker Deaths, Serious and Willful Citations; Mistakes to Avoid
October 2011
Henry Astilla, a 33-year-old technician with Baxter Bioscience in Los Angeles, didn't check the atmosphere before climbing down into a 6,000-liter tank containing human plasma. . . . more »

Cal/OSHA fines employer $371,000 for safety violations leading to fatality
September 2011
Cal/OSHA has issued 11 citations against Baxter Healthcare Corporation for deliberate and willful safety violations that resulted in the death of one of their technicians and serious injury of two oth . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Employer Fails to Identify Confined Space; Don't Let One Set of Hazards Mask Another
January 2010
Liquivision Technology contracted to perform dive services at Hinkle Reservoir in Granite Bay (northeast of Sacramento) during February, March, and April of 2008. The divers' job duties included vacuuming the floor of the reservoir 15 to 20 feet below the surface, to remove sediment and precipitation. . . . more »

Confined Spaces: A Look at the New ASSE/ANSI Z117.1 Standard; What You Need to Know
December 2009

In August, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) published a revised Z117.1 standard--Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces. The new "consensus standard" went into effect on November 2 and covers entry into, working in, and exiting from confined spaces at normal atmospheric pressure. The standard does not apply to all confined space entry operations--in particular, it does not apply to specific operations that are subject to other existing national consensus standards, such as underground mining, tunneling, and caisson work. Read on for a look at some of the more significant changes to the standard.

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News Note: ASSE Releases Two Revised Standards
November 2009
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently released two newly revised standards: (1) the ASSE/ANSI Z117.1 Standard—Safety Requirement for Confined Spaces, and (2) the Board of Envir . . . more »

News Note: Small Business Disaster Preparation Toolkit Now Available in Spanish
July 2008
America's 2.5 million Hispanic-owned businesses can become better prepared for disasters, thanks to the Open for Business disaster planning toolkit for small businesses from the Institute for . . . more »

Bulletin: Federal OSHA releases safety guidance for security personnel
February 2008
A new federal OSHA handbook, Preparing and Protecting Security Personnel in Emergencies, provides information for employers and their security personnel . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Cole-Chem Corporation 06-R4D1-1872
3/6/2008
On July 29, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), conducted an investigation at a place of Employment maintained by Cole-Chem Corporation (Employer) at 7401 World Way West, Los Angeles, California. On December 14, 2005, the Division cited Employer for following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8 California Code of Regulations. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Innovative Construction Dockets 05-R4D4-1113 and 08-R4D4-0652/0653
3/4/2008
On November 23, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Ayman H. Shiblak, Cal/Osha Engineer conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 11759 Killian Street, El Monte, California (the site). On February 18, 2005, the Division cited the Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code Regulations¹: . . . more »

News Notes: NIOSH Offers Resources for Workers in Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response
November 2007
In the wake of two tragic events that put rescue workers' lives in danger, the Minneapolis bridge collapse and the Utah mine roof collapse, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has updated and posted resources for rescue and recovery workers . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Escobar Contracting INC. Dockets 04-R4D1-2748 and 2749
6/27/2007
Employer is a sewer contractor. Beginning February 13, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Yancy Yap, conducted an imminent hazard inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 6619 Leland Way, Los Angeles, California (the site) . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: L.A. Construction Dockets 06-R4D2-1111 through 1114
5/2/2007
Beginning February 2, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Safety Engineer Andrew Kong, conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 600 Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, California (the site). On March 2, 2006, the Division cited Employer for . . . more »

Building Security, Part 2: OSHA's Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems; Premises Identification and Fire Hydrants
November 2006
If you read Part 1 of our series last month, you know how to make your building more readily accessible to emergency response personnel. But having wide fire lanes, adequate overhead clearance, turnarounds, and full frontage won't matter if . . . more »

Confined Spaces: Recent Fatalities Highlight Why Identifying Spaces and Potential Hazards Is Critical
September 2005
Confined spaces present deadly hazards, and laws have long been on the books requiring employers to both identify these spaces and address their hazards before allowing workers to enter them. But rece . . . more »

Building Safety and Security, Part 2: Tips for Keeping Workers Safe in Earthquake Country
June 2005
In the second story of our two-part series on creating safer, healthier workspaces, we focus on earthquake readiness and related matters. Earthquake preparedness is the biggest building-safety concern . . . more »

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