2018PASMACONFERENCEBOARDTHANKSYOU! On behalf of the Board, we thank all participants in the2018 Professional Development Conference and remind you thatour Northern Chapter partner, Ms. Cari Elofson from the OTI atChabotLosPositashasgraciouslyallowedustousetheirSURVEYMONKEY account to do POST-CONFERENCE consumer surveys.Additionally we would also like to thanks Ms. Gina Eicher, ofWalnut Creek andNorthernBoardMember for her contributionsandsupporttoourprogram. Allparticipantswillbeemailedandweencourageparticipation toplan for continuous improvementsforthe2019Conference. Wehopethatthisyearsconferencemetthe needs of both professionals and sponsors and remind ourmembers to visit our website, https://pasmaonline.org/ ,for anostalgicphotovisitofthisevent.

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Front Page: PASMA Conference Thanks Pg. 1 Assembly Bill 2334 Pg. 2 California Auditor Reports Pg. 3 Safety Leadership Pg. 4

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P r e s i d e n t P A S M A S o u t h : B r i z a M o r a l e s , H e a l t h , S a f e t y a n d R i s k M a n a g e m e n t briza_morales@yahoo.com V i c e P r e s i d e n t : T o l a P e r k i n s , S a f e t y & T r a i n i n g O f f i c e r , O f f i c e o f R i s k M a n a g e m e n t / S a f e t y & L o s s P r e v e n t i o n ( 7 1 4 ) 4 8 0 - 2 8 7 9 t o l a . p e r k i n s @ o c c r . o c g o v . c o m

S e c r e t a r y : A n n a L e v i n a , H e a l t h a n d S a f e t y O f f i c e r I I L A C o u n t y D e p t . o f M e n t a l H e a l t h P h o n e : ( 2 1 3 ) 9 7 2 - 7 0 9 2 i n f o @ pa s m a o n l i n e . o r g T r e a s u r e r : G l e n n N e w s o n , R i s k M a n a g e r , C i t y o f O r a n g e , ( 7 1 4 ) - 2 8 8 - 2 5 4 0 g n v e g a s @ a o l . c o m Member at Large: Dick Monod de Froidevil l e , MPA; Ca l/OSHA Retired (310)464-7237 dmonod.pasma@gmail .com P A S M A L e g i s l a t i v e A f f a i r s D i r e c to r : Bill Taylor, C S P S a f e t y M a n a g e r C i t y o f A n a h e i m ( 7 1 4 ) 7 6 5 - 4 3 9 9 b t a y l o r @ a n a h e i m . n e t

P A S M A N o r t h P r e s i d e n t : S t e p he n H a c k e t t , R e t i r e d s s p h 8 2 @ a o l . co m V i c e P r e s i d e n t : T y l e r N g u y e n , C S P S a n ta C l a r a C o u n t y , O cc . S a f e t y & E n v . C o m p l . 4 0 8 - 4 4 1 - 4 2 8 6 T y l e r . N g u y e n @ e s a . s c c g o v . o r g T r e a s u r e r : N o r m a n W r i g h t , R i s k M a n a g e m e n t 9 2 5 - 3 3 5 - 1 4 0 0 Norman.Wright@riskm.cccounty.us S e c r e t a r y & L e g A f f r s : G i n a E i c h e r , C i t y o f W a l n u t C r e e k , P u b l i c S v c s , E n g . D i v . 9 2 5 - 9 4 3 - 5 8 3 9 e i c h e r @ w a l n u t - c r e e k . o r g

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CaliforniaenactsnewlawtorespondtoTrumpadministrationOSHAchangesBlogCaliforniaEmployersBlog(https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a44141d6-fead-4d8b-a0c2-913590523350)FisherPhillips

As I’mwant todo, I trollasmanywebsources insearchofany information thatmay impact

the efficient deployment of Occupational Safety and Health efforts. Recently, I ran across Mr.Phillips Blog regarding a new California Assembly Bill 2334 regarding OSHA recordkeeping and inhis blog he states in part…“AB 2334 also contains a provision that seeks to resurrect a statute oflimitationsrulerelatedtorecordkeepingrequirementsknownasthe“VolksRule.”TherulereceiveditsnicknamefromaD.C.CircuitCourtcasethatheldthatfederalOSHAcouldnotciteemployersforfailingto record workplace injuries or illnesses if the violation took place more than six months before thecitationwasissued.Following the D.C. Circuit Court case mentioned above, the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board announced in adecisionthatitwouldsimilarlyinterpretthe“occurrence”statuteoflimitationsasbarringanycitationfor failure to report an injury which occurred more than 6 months after the violation. Key EnergyServices (DAR-15-0255-0256). AB 2334 amends California law to largely revert to the ObamaAdministration “VolksRule”by specifying thata violative “occurrence” for record retention violationscontinues until it is corrected, Cal/OSHA discovers the violation, or the duty to comply with therequirement is no longer applicable. In otherwords, a failure to record an injury or illnesswould bedeemeda“continuingviolation”untildiscoveredorcorrected.”

FulltextoftheAssemblyBillhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2334

Additionally, AB2334 affects and amends Cal Labor Code Section 6317 relative to theissuance of “Notices” (permissive for record keeping instances) Moving forward, this Bill hasseveral functional issues 1) although record keeping citations may be classified and issued as“Notices” which carry no monetary penalties, they may still be used as the basis for a “repeat”citationwhich now could potentially cost up to the allowable limits of $124,000; and 2) with thatproposed 5 year “reach back” extension, the probability that a company’s “changed” or “amended”recordupdatebetweencompanyandmedicalproviderwillbemissedisextraordinarilyhigh.Caveatemptor. AB 2334 goes into effect on January 1, 2019. Please perform a reconciliation of yourhistoricalreporting/recordingrecords.

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TheCal/OSHAReferralProcess-Learningfromthemistakesofothersisnotjustsmart…it’sStrategicThinking.

Cal/OSHA Policy and Procedure C-7 “(E)(2)(c)(2) Other Governmental Agency Representative”prioritizes the compliance work of the Division and in most cases do not involve “system” wideissues. AssmartandefficientHealthandSafetyrepresentativestoourrespectiveorganizations,weshouldmonitor other government sources for clues to issues thatmight become health and safetyPROBLEMS.InadditiontotheCal.Dept.ofLaborandStateContractorsLicenseBoard,theCaliforniaStateAuditorsOfficeisonethatmayprovideinputtotheworkloadoftheDivision.Themostrecentexample is the system wide audit of the Cal. State University System, where already at least fivedifferent campuses were visited relative to the adequacy of their Health and Safety Programs.Please review those “Reports” that might apply to your organizations by looking at the followingURL“ResearchPays.”CaliforniaStateAuditorOffice“MissionTheCaliforniaStateAuditorpromotestheefficientandeffectivemanagementofpublicfundsandprogramsbyprovidingtocitizensandtheStateindependent,objective,accurate,andtimelyevaluationsofstateandlocalgovernments'activities.PurposeThepurposeoftheCaliforniaStateAuditor'sOfficeistoimproveCaliforniagovernmentbyassuringtheperformance,accountability,andtransparencythatitscitizensdeserve.LocalGovernmentHighRisk-CaliforniaCitiesTheCaliforniaGovernmentCodesection8546.10permitstheCaliforniaStateAuditortodevelopahigh-risklocalgovernmentagencyauditprogramforthepurposeofidentifying,auditing,andissuingreportsonanylocalgovernmentagency,includingacity,county,specialdistrict,orotherpubliclycreatedentity,thattheStateAuditoridentifiesasbeingathighriskforthepotentialofwaste,fraud,abuse,andmismanagementorthathasmajorchallengesassociatedwithitseconomy,efficiency,oreffectiveness.RegulationsfortheCaliforniaStateAuditor'sHighRiskLocalGovernmentAgencyAuditProgrambecameeffectiveonJuly1,2015.ThisflowchartoutlinestheprocesstheCaliforniaStateAuditorfollowstodeterminewhetheralocalgovernmentagencyisathighrisk.Ifalocalagencyisdesignatedashighrisk,itmustprovidewrittenupdatesregardingitsprogressimplementingitscorrectiveactionplaneverysixmonthsafterthereportisissued.Wewillremovethehigh-riskdesignationwhentheagencyhastakensatisfactorycorrectiveaction.https://www.bsa.ca.gov/aboutus”

Examplesofrecentreportsthatinfluenceprogrammedinspections

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CorrectionalOfficerHealthandSafety:SomeStateandCountyCorrectionalFacilitiesCouldBetterProtectTheirOfficersFromtheHealthRisksofCertainInmateAttacksFactSheet(PDF)SummaryFullReport(HTML)FullReport(PDF)

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CaliforniaStateUniversity:ItHasNotProvidedAdequateOversightoftheSafetyofEmployeesandStudentsWhoWorkWithHazardousMaterialsFactSheet(PDF)SummaryFullReport(HTML)FullReport(PDF)Recommendations

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Fed/OSHAOutreachTraininghasrecentlymandatedthatOutreachtrainersworkingeitherindependentlyorthroughanOTIECstartintroducingsome“LeadershipinSafety”theoriesandtrainingaspartoftheiroutreachefforts.TheOSHApartnerofnoteistheCenterforConstructionResearchandTrainingwhichhasformulatedanacademic,contentspecificmodelfordeploymentanduse.Consideringthattheterm“training”isthemostcommonwordinboththeNationalaswellasStateSafetyCodes,itwoulddowelltoinvestigatethiswebsiteparticularlysincethemostcriticalcomplianceword“effective”isnormallyassociatedwiththeword“training”.

FOUNDATIONSFORSAFETYLEADERSHIP(FSL)

https://www.cpwr.com/foundations-safety-leadership-fsl

DevelopedbyCPWRresearchers,constructionworkers,OSHAoutreachtrainers,safetyandhealthprofessionals,andothersubjectmatterexperts,the2.5-hourFoundationsforSafetyLeadership(FSL)modulewasformallyreleasedbyOSHAasa30-hourelectivemoduleinJanuary2017.ManysmallandlargeemployershavealsoincorporatedtheFSLintotheiron-goingsafetytrainingefforts.TheFSLtrainingprovidesconstructionforemenandotherleadworkerswiththeskillsandinformationtheyneedtobecomeeffectivesafetyleaderswhoareablecreateastrongjobsitesafetyclimate.Thehighlyinteractivemoduleteachesstudentsaboutthecostsofineffectiveandthebenefitsofeffectivesafetyleadershipand,mostimportantly,5criticalleadershipskillsandpracticestouseintheirday-to-dayinteractionsonthejobsite.ThousandsofconstructionworkersacrossthecountryhavealreadyreceivedtheFSLtrainingandareusingtheskillslearnedtomoreeffectivelycarry-outcompanysafetypolicies,procedures,andpracticeswiththeircrewmembersandtocreateastrongpositivejobsitesafetyclimate.Oneforemantoldus…“ThethingItookoutofitisthatthree-waycommunicating.Youknow,havingthepeoplespeakexplainbacktoyouwhatyoutoldthem.Imean,thatreallyhashelpedalot.Insteadofjustgivingsomebodysomeinformation,sendingthemoffblindlytodothejob,andthenyouknow,gettingmad‘causetheydidn’tdoitright.”Crewmembersreportthatafterthetraining,theirforemenwerepracticingtheleadershipskillstoagreaterdegreeandthattherewasastrongerjobsitesafetyclimate,asreflectedbythisworker’scomment.“Onceyoudosomethingandsomeonegetsbesideyouandsays“Iappreciateyoudoingthatman-maybeyouwanttotellyourbuddyovertherethatheneedstoputhisearplugson”.Thatwaytheforemandoesn’thavetosayanything.Aworkercangooverandsaysomething.Butthey’repattingyouonthebackfordoingtherightthing.Thisgoesonmorethanwhatitdidbefore.”ClickontheselinkstodownloadtheFSLmaterials–ALLFORFREE:

• PrimaryFSLtrainingmaterials-PowerPoint,InstructorGuide,StudentHandout,Train-the-Trainermaterials

• AdditionalFSLResources-ToolboxTalks,FSLHandbook,andmore...!• SpanishFSLResources

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