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Jeff Johnston, Director of Risk Control Services, joined BRS with over 15 years of safety and risk control experience. During his career with BRS, he has provided safety and risk management consultative services and training to various public and private clients, including schools, cities, counties, and special districts. Mr. Johnston’s prior experience includes several years of general safety consulting in the insurance industry and over eight years of risk management consulting for a pool of 300 public water agencies. He was instrumental in developing and customizing targeted safety programs to control general liability, property, and workers' compensation exposures and also designed and presented numerous regional and statewide training sessions to address those exposures. Mr. Johnston is a member, past Chapter President, and past Board Delegate of ASSE.
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 1/18/2012
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 11/7/2011
During the conference in October, John Duncan, former Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations, warned there appears to be some indications the new administration at Cal/OSHA could be less employer friendly and more enforcement oriented.  This comment was based on an excerpt from a recent memo sent by Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess to DOSH staff regarding the first 100 days of her appointment stating, "In just three months, thanks to your good work, we’ve sent a powerful message about the importance of compliance to all employers in California..."

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posted by: BRS Risk Control on 10/24/2011
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 9/5/2011
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 6/24/2011
New Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess is serious about enforcement and is holding no prisoners when it comes to the heat illness regulation.  Check out the most recent news release http://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2011/IR2011-13.html.

“Our program will be strategic, focusing on workers at highest risk in outdoor industries such as agriculture, construction, landscaping...
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 6/20/2011
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 5/23/2011
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 5/11/2011
If you work on or around road construction equipment, you need to check out the blog at the NIOSH website - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb040411_visibility.html.  Road construction equipment has huge blind spots, and it’s important to review just how significant they are. Blind-area diagrams of 38 pieces of construction equipment and 5 pieces of mining equipment are available...
posted by: BRS Risk Control on 5/9/2011
One of our BRS risk control managers learned that two police departments she works with in the Bay Area were recently cited for lack of controls for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) exposure.  (See the links below for the definition of MRSA and additional information.)  It’s important for police to have department-specific procedures in their injury and illness prevention program (IIPP), including cleaning and disinfection procedures. ...
  
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