Prop. 19 Jeopardizes Workplace Safety
October 8, 2010
by Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce
Fed OSHA Reviews Cal/OSHA
from Ted Schwartz, Safety Manager, WWW.HRIDEAS.COM
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors - Week of 10/4/10
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
A complex question regarding bids after the Qualifier has left the company gets us rolling this time around. We also take a ride on a ‘vicious cycle’ that is the focus for a special meeting called by the Registrar…
OSHA Issues New Crane Rules
From Ted Schwartz, Safety Manager, WWW.HRIDEAS.COM
OSHA recently published new crane rules to update industry work practices that will protect employees during the use of cranes and derricks in construction. The new rules go into effect November 8, 2010. The rules are designed to reduce the common causes of crane-related deaths and injuries such as struck by load, electrocution, crushing during assembly and disassembly, failure of boom, crane tip-over, struck by the cab or counterweight, and falls.