What's New

2010 Spring CSOOC Conference Agenda (2/25/2010) You can now download the 2010 Spring CSOOC Conference agenda from the Documents Page under CSOOC Web Page / Conference Information

Time to register!! (2/11/2010) The CSOOC 2010 Spring Conference is scheduled for April 20 - 23 at the Cliffs Resorts in Pismo Beach, Ca. The CSOOC Web Site conference registration page is up and running. You can now register by credit card or check for the Spring Conference by going to the "Upcoming Events" page. Room reservation contact information can be found there also.

2010 CSOOC SPRING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CORRECTION (1/20/2010) Set aside April 20 - 23 for the Spring CSOOC Conference. Details on location will soon appear on the CSOOC Web Page "What's New".

N-95 Respirator Recall (1/7/2010) This from the Cal OSHA Reporter, Jan. 4, 2010 An Important Note on State Respirator Recall Cal-OSHA Reporter's Jan. 4 flash report about the recall of 3M 8000 respirators made reference to the "8000 series." That term has triggered a deluge of questions to Cal/OSHA about whether other 3M respirators are affected by the recall, which was ordered when health-care employers reported an unacceptably high failure rate during fit tests. For instance, Craig Brown, senior industrial hygienist for the VHA Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health in Pittsburgh, Pa., notes that there are several sub-series of the 3M 8000 N95 respirators with different face molds, such as 8210, 8211, 8511, 8612, 8670 and more. The only respirators that have been recalled are the 8000s, says DOSH Senior Safety Engineer Deborah Gold. "Other N95 respirators are not affected by the alert," she says