http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Blogs Published by The Cohen Group en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:48 GMT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:48 GMT jcohen@thecohengroup.com(Joel Cohen) jcohen@thecohengroup.com(Joel Cohen) http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Last night my wife forwards an email to me that was forwarded to her regarding how singer Sheryl Crow's breast... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php If you haven't heard about AB553, you need to, particularly if you are a health and safety professional in California. ... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php As industrial hygienists, we visit and evaluate many different workplaces which offers us the luxury of comparing and contrasting was... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Over the past year details have continued to come forward about work practices at a West Virginia coal mine where... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php A federal judge recently upheld a subpoena issued by Federal OSHA requesting inspection records from the Workers' Compensation insurer of... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Once again, Cal/OSHA is defending one of its "at least as effective as" standards against the Federal requirements.  The concept... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php We are frequently asked to write or review product labels and warnings, so when I read about the new warnings... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I have, with great interest and a certain amount of bafflement followed the issue of global warming and how it... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php On September 8th the Hollywood horror/thriller movie Contagion staring Matt Damon opens.  The movie chronicles the outbreak of a worldwide... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I read a poignant article in a recent issue of a national EH&S publication about how we are different now... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php In preparation of a newsletter article on site-specific confined space procedures and training, another controversial confined space topic came to... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php This month, the world news reported about the cruise ship Costa Concordia which hit ground and tipped on its side... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Our last blog about the Costa Concordia and its relationship with OSHA safety standards, written by Dustin, got me thinking... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has scheduled a public hearing for proposed changes to the permissible exposure levels (PELs) for several... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php OSHA recently made an about face and announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to change its enforcement policy regarding... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I guess we shouldn't have been surprised to recently read that after last summer's unsuccessful effort, Governor Brown is still... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Cal/OSHA is taking steps towards possibly revising the medical monitoring and removal sections of its comprehensive lead exposure standards.  The... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php Maybe the title of this blog should be "To What Extent Will Governor Brown Put His Imprint on Cal/OSHA?"  Some... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The dreaded AB 2774 became law on January 1.  Some are calling it California's most important piece of occupational safety... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php We are extremely pleased to announce that The Cohen Group has been approved by Cal/OSHA as a training provider for... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The Cal/OSHA Asbestos Unit has scheduled a public hearing for February 28, 2011 in order to discuss proposed rule changes... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php This month Federal OSHA released their long-awaited Injury and Illness Prevention Programs White Paper.  The 19 page white paper presents... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php We were certainly encouraged to read the news of several recent positive developments that could ultimately result in the rescue... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php We've discussed the issue of silica in our newsletters and blogs many times.  It is acknowledged by most that something... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I received a text from the City of San Mateo that they are planning a DUI checkpoint over the weekend. ... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php A decision by the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board got me thinking about personal and company privacy rights.  I read how the... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The fatal shootings last week by a "disgruntled" employee at a Cupertino cement plant brought the normally distant issue of... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I read an interesting article on-line at www.lifescience.com that discussed a study out of Norway looking at the survival... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php A dumb question you say?  Some would say we don't warn enough. The question came up during a presentation on... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) attempted to clarify the definition of "the practice of geology" in its... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php I was reading a safety and health newsletter article about a recent public hearing before the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php A recent study has shown that as many of 20% of Americans aged 12 and older are affected by hearing... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php In OSHA's most current newsletter, they published the top ten most frequently cited standards during 2011.  Scaffolding and fall protection... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php The holiday season and end of the year have come again.  Hopefully for all of you 2011 was an improvement... http://www.thecohengroup/blogs.php As the first blog of 2012, I thought I would use this space to summarize the status of Fed-OSHA's pending...