Cal/OSHA Issues $256K in Citations to Warehouse Operators
Cal/OSHA has issued $256,445 in fines to two companies in Chino, Calif. for over 60 safety violations discovered during warehouse inspections that found unsafe working conditions. The California...
View ArticleSafety Inspections Don’t Hurt Businesses; Do Lower Workers’ Comp Costs: Study
Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the...
View ArticleExtensive Corrosion: Report on 2012 Chevron Fire in California
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health released a technical evaluation report on piping samples taken from the Chevron...
View ArticlePG&E Boosts Training After Deaths Of 3 California Workers
Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are boosting the utility’s training on safety procedures after the deaths of three workers in three years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The deaths...
View ArticleSpace Mountain in California Closed As Disney Reviews Employee Safety
Three rides at Disneyland, including the famous Space Mountain roller coaster, were temporarily closed over the weekend as the company reviewed its employee safety protocols after citations from state...
View ArticleSum Named Acting Chief of Cal/OSHA
Juliann Sum has been named acting chief of Cal/OSHA. Sum will head the Division of Occupational Safety and Health following the resignation of Ellen Widess. Cal/OSHA is a division of the Department of...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Issues First High Heat Advisory Of 2014
Cal/OSHA is advising all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness with temperatures expected to be 15 to 25 degrees above normal in both Northern and...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Finds Employer at Fault in Window Washer’s 11-Story Fall
Cal/OSHA has cited Century Window Cleaning for five safety hazards following an investigation into a window washer’s 11-story fall from the roof of a San Francisco building last year. Two of the five...
View ArticleCalifornia Employers Warned about High Heat as Temperatures Soar
Cal/OSHA is warning all employers throughout the entire state to consider protecting their outdoor workers from heat illness. The National Weather Service has issued high heat advisories and excessive...
View ArticleInvestigation Faults Tesoro in Worker Injuries at California Refinery
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Tuesday workers were injured in incidents between 2010 and 2014 at Tesoro Corp.’s San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California because of a weak safety...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Issues $256K in Citations to Warehouse Operators
Cal/OSHA has issued $256,445 in fines to two companies in Chino, Calif. for over 60 safety violations discovered during warehouse inspections that found unsafe working conditions. The California...
View ArticleSafety Inspections Don’t Hurt Businesses; Do Lower Workers’ Comp Costs: Study
Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the...
View ArticleExtensive Corrosion: Report on 2012 Chevron Fire in California
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health released a technical evaluation report on piping samples taken from the Chevron...
View ArticlePG&E Boosts Training After Deaths Of 3 California Workers
Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are boosting the utility’s training on safety procedures after the deaths of three workers in three years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The deaths...
View ArticleSpace Mountain in California Closed As Disney Reviews Employee Safety
Three rides at Disneyland, including the famous Space Mountain roller coaster, were temporarily closed over the weekend as the company reviewed its employee safety protocols after citations from state...
View ArticleSum Named Acting Chief of Cal/OSHA
Juliann Sum has been named acting chief of Cal/OSHA. Sum will head the Division of Occupational Safety and Health following the resignation of Ellen Widess. Cal/OSHA is a division of the Department of...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Issues First High Heat Advisory Of 2014
Cal/OSHA is advising all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness with temperatures expected to be 15 to 25 degrees above normal in both Northern and...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Finds Employer at Fault in Window Washer’s 11-Story Fall
Cal/OSHA has cited Century Window Cleaning for five safety hazards following an investigation into a window washer’s 11-story fall from the roof of a San Francisco building last year. Two of the five...
View ArticleCalifornia Employers Warned about High Heat as Temperatures Soar
Cal/OSHA is warning all employers throughout the entire state to consider protecting their outdoor workers from heat illness. The National Weather Service has issued high heat advisories and excessive...
View ArticleInvestigation Faults Tesoro in Worker Injuries at California Refinery
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Tuesday workers were injured in incidents between 2010 and 2014 at Tesoro Corp.’s San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California because of a weak safety...
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