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Indoor Air Quality: What's Fouling Your Air? Five Tips for Better Breathing
November 2008
Ordinarily, when we think of air pollution, what comes to mind is smog, thick smoke from wildfires, or toxic emissions that make breathing the air dangerous. But air quality inside a building can be dangerous, too. Find out what could be affecting indoor air quality in your workplace and the steps you can take to clear everyone's breathing air. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Formaldehyde Dangers
July 2008
Formaldehyde has popped up in the news a lot lately. First, high levels of the chemical were found in the trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided to people left homeless by . . . 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: 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 »

Work-Related Asthma: What You Can Do to Reduce Employees' Risks
May 2005
Work-related asthma (WRA) is on the rise in California and throughout the United States. The state Depart- ment of Health Services (DHS) estimates that nearly 21 percent of all adults' asthma cases st . . . more »

Water-Damaged Building Can Lead to Asthma
May 2005
Office workers in a building in the Northeast damaged by water leaks over a period of years were more than twice as likely to suffer from wheezing or asthma as other adults, and more than three times . . . more »

News Note: New Requirement for Employers Who Supply Respirators to Protect Against TB
January 2005
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has changed a requirement for employers who provide respirators to protect employees against tuberculosis--including healthcare and corrections facil . . . more »

Cal/OSHA: What You Need to Know (and Do) About Respirators
April 2004
The ideal way to avoid occupational diseases caused by breathing contaminated air is to have engineering controls such as enclosure or confinement of an operation or to substitute less toxic materials . . . more »