News Release No.: 2017-114 Date: December 6, 2017 Cal/OSHA Issues Advisory for Worker Safety in Wildfire Regions Oakland—Cal/OSHA is advising employers that special precautions must be taken to protect workers from hazards from wildfire smoke. Smoke from wildfires contains chemicals, gases and fine particles that can harm health. The greatest hazard comes from breathing fine…
Cal/OSHA Encourages Employers and Workers to Protect Against Exposure to Hepatitis A Virus Cal/OSHA is encouraging employers and workers at risk of exposure to the hepatitis A virus to review preventive measures posted online. Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver disease, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe, and can be fatal in some…
Newsline No.: 2017-89 Date: October 5, 2017 Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends Eight Medical Providers for Fraud The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has suspended eight more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year to 46. DWC Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto issued Orders…
OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY REGULATORY MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES Date: October 6, 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Carl Schultz, MD, FACEP has accepted the position of Associate Medical Director, Orange County Health Care Agency Emergency Medical Services Division (OCEMS). Dr. Schultz is well known in Orange County and will be coming to OCEMS from…
News Release No.: 2017-114 Date: December 6, 2017 Cal/OSHA Issues Advisory for Worker Safety in Wildfire Regions Oakland—Cal/OSHA is advising employers that special precautions must be taken to protect workers from hazards from wildfire smoke. Smoke from wildfires contains chemicals, gases and fine particles that can harm health. The greatest hazard comes from breathing fine
Cal/OSHA Encourages Employers and Workers to Protect Against Exposure to Hepatitis A Virus Cal/OSHA is encouraging employers and workers at risk of exposure to the hepatitis A virus to review preventive measures posted online. Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver disease, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe, and can be fatal in some
Newsline No.: 2017-89 Date: October 5, 2017 Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends Eight Medical Providers for Fraud The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has suspended eight more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year to 46. DWC Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto issued Orders
OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY REGULATORY MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES Date: October 6, 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Carl Schultz, MD, FACEP has accepted the position of Associate Medical Director, Orange County Health Care Agency Emergency Medical Services Division (OCEMS). Dr. Schultz is well known in Orange County and will be coming to OCEMS from
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE Case # 17HF0480 Date: May 11, 2017 COMPANY AND THREE SUPERVISORS ARRAIGNED FOR VIOLATING SCAFFOLDING LAWS NEAR HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES THAT KILLED ONE EMPLOYEE AND INJURED ANOTHER AT MISSION VIEJO HIGH SCHOOL NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A company and three of its supervisors were arraigned on May 9, 2017,
Although nobody can say for certain when the next revision to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard will take place, the agency hosted a meeting in November to gather stakeholder feedback on efforts to align the standard with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. …read more From:: NSC Hazcom/GHS
Washington – OSHA has scheduled an informal public meeting to discuss potential updates to its Hazard Communication Standard. The meeting is set to take place Nov. 16 at the Mine Safety and Health Administration headquarters in Arlington, VA. …read more From:: NSC Hazcom/GHS
Washington – OSHA and Health Canada have developed a work plan intended to align U.S. and Canadian requirements for classifying and sharing information about work-related chemical hazards. …read more From:: NSC Hazcom/GHS
Environmental Health Specialist Recruitment Interested in keeping Orange County safe from foodborne illness and other hazardous materials? The County of Orange is conducting a recruitment on a continuous basis for Environmental Health Specialists. Environmental Health Specialists are responsible for enforcing environmental health laws and regulations by inspecting and investigating facilities throughout Orange County.
The White House fiscal year 2017 budget request seeks to eliminate funding for 18 NIOSH Education and Research Centers as well as the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program, claiming the programs have outlived their usefulness. But supporters of the program are speaking out. …read more From:: NSC Washington Update
Almost every OSHA rule is reviewed by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget before being promulgated. Why do those reviews often take so much longer than the 90 days they are supposed to take? …read more From:: NSC Washington Update
Newsline No.: 2016-45 Date: April 21, 2016 Department of Industrial Relations Reports 2014 Fatal Occupational Injuries Oakland—The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reports the number of Californians who died on the job decreased in 2014. A review of the past ten years indicates that workplace fatalities remain below the average rate of fatalities prior to