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News Note: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Show Work Fatalities Down in 2007
October 2008
The rate of fatal injury for U.S. workers in 2007 was 3.7 per 100,000 workers, down from 4.0 in 2006, and the lowest annual death rate ever reported by the fatality census, according to preliminary da . . . more »
3 Steps to Contractor Safety
08/06/2008
Anytime you have contractors working on one of your jobsites, you could be at risk if one of them gets hurt. Even if you don't wind up with a Cal/OSHA citation, your business is affected--your workers' comp costs, your lost time, your bottom line. . . . more »
Bulletin: Special Report Included with this Issue: "Safety Recordkeeping - Set the Record Straight; Understanding the Ins and Outs of Cal/OSHA's Recordkeeping Rules"
August 2008
Keeping safety records can be time-consuming and confusing, but it's also vital to your compliance efforts and to documenting how well your safety program operates. Plus, you could face citations and fines if you . . . more »
Online Exclusive: Sample Policy Prohibiting Workplace Bullying
COCA Online Exclusive July 2008
Workplace bullies are off the hook when their behavior violates no law or company policy. Make bullying behavior a violation of company policy, either on its on or through an expanded definition within . . . more »
Injury Prevention: Not Just in the Trenches; Beware of Unstable Hillside Collapses
July 2008
On June 12, 2007, an employee of Watsonville-based Granite Construction was checking the grade of a hillside when it collapsed, crushing and fatally injuring him. In October 2007, a day laborer . . . more »
Risk Management: Improve Safety by Identifying and Targeting High-Risk Workers
July 2008
Out of your entire workforce, who is most at risk of an occupational injury or illness? Can you name names (that guy on Line B, second shift, who keeps getting written up and will soon be fired)? Or do . . . more »
Accident Investigation: Identify the Root Cause, Take the Right Corrective Action
April 2008
A worker was sweeping the floor in an aisle alongside bales of reclaimed paper that were stacked six high at a California waste management facility. Each bale . . . more »
Trainer's Handbook: Off-the-Job Safety; Train Workers to Take Safety Home
March 2008
Off-the-job injuries and fatalities may hurt your bottom line even more than injuries that are work related, costing American employers almost $200 billion and 165 million lost workdays every year, according to the National Safety Council. Compare that to the $130 billion . . . more »
Construction: Scaffolding Safety Basics; Don't Send Workers Up Half-Planked
February 2008
On June 8, 2007, a drywaller at a residential construction site in Claremont came in early to work on a vaulted ceiling. At 7:25 a.m., his co-workers arrived and found him lying dead beneath the scaffold. He had fallen to his death. Eighty-seven Californians died this way in 2006, and more than 20,000 additional workers are injured each year in falls in this state. . . . more »
Appeals Board Decisions: Were Workers in an Isolated Location? Factors to Consider
February 2008
Two Utility Tree Service, Inc., employees were trimming trees in a gated residential community in Lake Almanor, located in Plumas County. They were working about one block from a dead end, within two . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Commercial Wood Products Co. Dockets 05-R6D2-1653 through 1656
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 Dien Nguyen, 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 an orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Superior Ready Mix Concrete Dockets 06-R3D3-4759 and 4760
4/24/2008
Employer is in the business of supplying and delivering ready mix material. Beginning July 12, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Rubin Carr conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at Lot #3, Alacante, Indio California (the site). On October 30, 2006, 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 »
DOWNLOAD: Sun Valley Skylights, Inc. Docket Nos. 03-R4D1-613 and 2614
3/28/2008
The Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Board), having taken this matter under reconsideration on its own motion, issues this Decision After Reconsideration pursuant to the Authority vested in it by the California Labor Code. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Gamboa & Company Inc. DBA LA Components Inc. 06-R6D2-2529 through 2541
3/28/2008
On February 6, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), conducted a program inspection at a work site operated by Gamboa & Company Inc. DBA LA Components (Employer) at 5304 Alcoca Avenue, Vernon California. The inspection was conducted by Zohra Ali, Associate Safety Engineer with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. On June 9, 2006, 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 »
DOWNLOAD: Ezra Construction 06-R1D4-0009
3/25/2008
Ezra Construction (the Employer), engages in foundation, concrete and drilling work, in connection with building construction and renovation, often on residential properties. From September 30 through November 1, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Abigail Fabricante (Fabricante), conducted an injury accident inspection at 1135 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California, where employees of the Employer had been working. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Innovative Construction Dockets 05-R4D4-1113 and 08-R4D4-1113 and 08-R4D4-0652/0653
3/6/2008
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 Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations1. . . . more »
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