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Appeals Board Decisions: Don't Let Compressed Air Tank Requirements Trip You Up
June 2008
Noramor Industries, Inc., of Corona (near Anaheim), creates reproductions of original artwork for galleries and businesses to use. After Cal/OSHA inspected the employer's production facility in 2005, the agency issued citations for 21 separate violations, including one for . . . 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 »

Appeals Board Decisions: Foot Pedals Cause Finger Amputations; Employers Didn't Guard Points of Operation
April 2008
At 11:30 p.m., Balderamo Haro was alone in the workshop at Brydenscot Metal Products in San Bernadino, putting in some overtime. He was bending pieces of 20-gauge steel . . . more »

Enforcement: Five Citations You Should Never Get
COCA Online Exclusive
There are some citations that state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) inspectors write over and over again; they're in the top 10 every year. And yet, they're some of the easiest citations to avoid . . . more »

Bulletin: COCA Online Exclusive: Avoiding DOSH citations
March 2008
In this month's Online Exclusive, we cover five of the most common, yet easily avoidable, citations that state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: DOSH Cites Employers Unable to Document Compliance; Two Cases of Missing Paperwork
March 2008
After showing state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) inspector Nick Gleiter around a Cannon Constructors worksite in Oakland, job superintendent Gary Woffinden led the inspector to his office trailer. Gleiter then asked to see the employer's Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), . . . more »

Safety Management: Five a Day for Safety; Five Things to Do Every Day to Improve Workplace Safety
COCA Online Exclusive
Want to improve your health in the new year? Experts recommend that you eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. That way, you'll get vitamins, micronutrients, and fiber that your body needs, and fewer of your calories from foods that harm your body. . . . 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: 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 »

Self-Inspections: Jobsite Safety Inspections; Make Sure Your Bases Are Covered
October 2007
At a construction worksite, the hazards may change daily--even hourly. To catch and correct hazards that crop up, regular jobsite safety inspections are necessary, and Cal/OSHA requires them as part of your Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). The rules, found in . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: What New Supervisors Need to Know; Teach Your Supervisors the Safety Management Ropes
October 2007
There's so much a new supervisor needs to know--how to complete a performance review, how to follow proper contractual procedures when dealing with union employees, and how to delegate tasks appropriately, just to name a few important areas . . . more »

Motor Vehicles: Golf Carts—They're Not Just for Golf Anymore; Do You Have a Safety Policy?
October 2007
Six workers were riding in a golf cart on the Wente Vineyard golf course in Livermore on August 20 when the cart flipped over, hit a guardrail, and trapped them inside. Three of the employees were taken by helicopter to a hospital, one with serious head injuries . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Nick's Lighthouse, Docket No. 05-R1D1-3086
3/30/2007
On March 30, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Cal/OSHA Associate Safety Engineer Vajie Motiafard commenced an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 2815 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California (the site). On July 27, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following . . . more »

Contesting Cal/OSHA Citations, Part 2: But Officer! Affirmative Defenses Recognized by the Appeals Board
May 2007
In Part 1 of our series, we discussed how to file an appeal with the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board (OSHAB) after the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a citation and notification of penalty, a notification of failure to abate, a special order, or an order to take special action, against your facility. Once you receive a date, time, and location for your appeal hearing (you'll have this at least 30 days in advance), you'll know when to show up to make your case before the administrative law judge. . . . more »

Notifying Workers and Communicating with the Board
May 2007
When you appeal to the OSHAB, your employees are legally entitled to participate in the process--and you have to notify them that they can participate. A notice of their rights and a copy of the docketed appeal form must be posted . . . more »

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