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Issue Date: 2/1/87
Revised: 8/1/94, 2/1/95 7/1/95, 2/1/97, 4/11/97, 12/1/00, 4/01/03, 3/19/07, 8/1/08, 8/9/11
AUTHORITY: California Labor Code §§6304.3(d), 6307, 6309, 6314, 6314.1, 6317.5, 6317.7, 6320, 6321, and 6322.
POLICY: It is the policy of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to conduct inspections of California workplaces in accordance with applicable sections of the California Labor Code, Title 8 Safety Orders and Division Policy and Procedures.
1. Complaint, Accident, Referral, Hazard and Industry Review
Prior to initiating an inspection, compliance personnel shall review the nature of the complaint, accident or referral, the type of hazards found in the industry in which the inspection is to be conducted the past citation history of the employer to be inspected, and verify whether the worksite is participating in a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) or Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) exemption program. Programmed Inspection Exemption (PIE) lists shall be provided to each Enforcement office by the Consultation Service. See P&P C-16.
2. Advance Notice
a. Compliance personnel shall not give the employer advance notice that an inspection is to be conducted by the Division, unless given express permission to do so by the Chief of the Division or the Chief's designee.
b. Advance notice of an inspection is usually given in the following situations:
(1) When an imminent hazard is present so that the employer can abate the hazard as quickly as possible;
(2) When an inspection has to be conducted after regular business hours;
(3) When special arrangements are necessary to conduct the inspection, e.g., when it is necessary for maintenance of security at a correctional facility or for protecting the safety and health of compliance personnel when inspecting a correctional facility.
c. Compliance personnel shall ensure that the time between the opening conference and the initiation and completion of the walkaround portions of the inspection is brief enough so that the perception is not created that the employer had advance notice of the inspection.
d. Prior to initiating a programmed inspection, compliance personnel shall verify that the employer is doing business at the address to be inspected without giving advance notice of the inspection.
3. Materials and Equipment
a. Inspection Forms and Employer Handouts
Prior to initiating an inspection, compliance personnel shall ensure that all applicable inspection forms and employer informational handouts are ready to be taken with them to the inspection site.
b. Sampling Equipment
Prior to initiating an inspection, compliance personnel shall ensure that all appropriate sampling equipment to be taken with them to the inspection site is ready, calibrated and in good working order.
c. Personal Protective Equipment
(1) Prior to initiating an inspection, compliance personnel shall ensure that all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to be taken with them to the inspection site is ready and in good working order.
(2) Prior to use, compliance personnel shall be trained in the proper use and limitations of all PPE, such as hard hats, safety glasses or goggles, safety shoes, coveralls (fire-retardant if necessary) and respirators.
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall not be assigned to conduct an inspection which requires them to wear a respirator unless they have undergone the applicable qualitative or quantitative fit tests.
4. Expert Assistance
a. During the performance of inspections involving specialized worksites or complex hazards, the assistance of a technical expert from within the Division, e.g., from other District Offices in the Cal/OSHA Enforcement Unit, from the Elevator, Pressure Vessel, Crane or Medical Units, or from outside the Division, e.g., from the private sector, may be needed to effectively conduct the inspection.
b. Prior to initiating an inspection, compliance personnel shall determine if expert assistance is necessary to conduct the inspection. If such assistance is needed, compliance personnel shall notify the District Manager of the need for assistance. The District Manager shall arrange, through the Regional Manager, for the expert assistance to be provided.
c. During the inspection, Division and outside experts shall coordinate their activities with compliance personnel conducting the inspection.
NOTE: Experts hired by the Division as consultants for the purpose of assisting with the particular inspection shall be accompanied at all times by compliance personnel conducting the inspection.
d. All findings, sampling results, conclusions and recommendations of experts shall be included in the inspection file.
1. Professionalism
When conducting an inspection, compliance personnel shall conduct themselves as professional safety engineers and industrial hygienists and be cognizant that they represent the State of California at all times.
2. Timing
Inspections shall be conducted during normal business hours unless special circumstances necessitate otherwise.
NOTE: If severe weather conditions are encountered during an inspection and activities at the inspected worksite are shut down, compliance personnel shall postpone the inspection and continue it when weather permits.
3. Presentation of Credentials
Compliance shall identify themselves to the employer by showing their State of California Photo Identification Card and Division of Occupational Safety and Health business card prior to conducting an inspection of the worksite.
4. Consent
a. Compliance personnel shall obtain the employer's permission to enter the worksite, unless the worksite is one which is open to the public, and shall obtain the employer's permission to conduct an inspection of the worksite prior to beginning an inspection.
b. Compliance personnel shall obtain permission to conduct an inspection from a management level representative of the employer, or if none is present, from the employer representative who appears to have authority to grant permission to conduct an inspection.
NOTE: For inspections of California employers working at a worksite controlled by the federal government, e.g., military installations, national parks and federal buildings, compliance personnel shall identify themselves to the highest ranking management official at the site and obtain their permission to conduct an inspection.
c. When a management level or other acceptable employer representative is not present at the worksite, compliance personnel shall contact the employer by telephone and request permission to conduct the inspection.
(1) If the employer consents to the inspection over the telephone, but does not plan to come to the worksite to participate in the inspection, compliance personnel shall request that the employer designate an individual to accompany compliance personnel on the walkaround.
(2) If the employer does consent over the telephone to the inspection, but requests that compliance personnel wait for the employer's arrival, compliance personnel shall await the arrival of the employer, or a representative of the employer, but shall do so for no more time than is reasonable, i.e., one hour. If the employer does not appear at the worksite within one hour, compliance personnel shall initiate the inspection.
(3) If compliance personnel cannot reach the employer after making a good faith effort to do so, compliance personnel shall initiate the inspection and shall document the effort made to obtain the employer's consent to conduct the inspection on the Cal/OSHA 1A.
(4) If the employer refuses permission to conduct the inspection, compliance personnel shall consider the employer's response as a refusal of entry.
5. Refusal of Entry
Compliance personnel shall notify the District Manager of every refusal of entry. The District Manager shall notify the Legal Unit, through the Regional Manager, of the refusal of entry, and the Legal Unit shall provide assistance in obtaining a warrant or in taking other appropriate action. See P&P C-25.
NOTE: The District Manager shall also notify the Consultation Service's Regional Manager whenever an employer who is participating in either VPP or SHARP refuses entry by Enforcement personnel.
6. Labor Disputes
a. If a labor dispute, including work stoppages, strikes or picketing, is encountered at a worksite subject to an unprogrammed or programmed inspection between the employer and his or her employees, or between two different labor unions competing for the right to represent the employer's employees, compliance personnel shall notify the District Manager before attempting to enter the worksite.
b. Programmed inspections may be deferred during a labor dispute and unprogrammed inspections shall be conducted with appropriate caution.
NOTE: Any complaint received by the District from a worksite in which a labor dispute is occurring shall be thoroughly evaluated to determine if it is a valid complaint. See P&P C-7.
1. Management Representation
An opening conference shall be conducted with the employer, or the highest ranking representative of the employer available at the inspected worksite.
EXCEPTION: If an inspection is being conducted because of an imminent hazard, compliance personnel shall, after identifying themselves to the nearest available representative of the employer, ask to be taken to the imminent hazard immediately. After employees have been removed from exposure to the imminent hazard, compliance personnel shall conduct an opening conference.
2. Joint Employer-Employee Opening Conference
Compliance personnel shall hold a joint opening conference with the employer, or his or her representative, and bargaining unit representative of the employees. When is not possible to hold a joint opening conference, compliance personnel shall hold separate opening conferences when appropriate.
3. Multi-Employer Worksites
a. Construction Worksites
(1) After entering the worksite, compliance personnel shall make contact with the highest ranking representative of the general contractor present at the worksite and ask about the presence of subcontractors currently working at the worksite on the day of the inspection.
(2) Compliance personnel shall notify any subcontractor working at the worksite, who is also to be inspected, of the opening conference, and allow a reasonable amount of time, but not more than 30 minutes to one hour, to provide a representative to attend the opening conference.
(3) Compliance shall document the names, addresses and activities of each employer involved at the multi-employer worksite. If any violative condition(s) are present at the multi-employer worksite, compliance personnel shall determine if any of the employers involved at the multi-employer worksite have exposed their employees to the violative condition(s) (Exposing Employer), created the violative condition(s) (Creating Employer), failed to correct the violative condition(s) (Correcting Employer), and any employer who, by contract or practice, controls the multi-employer worksite (Controlling Employer). See P&P C-1C.
b. Other Multi-Employer Worksites
At non-construction multi-employer worksites, compliance personnel shall notify each of the employers who are present at the worksite, and who will also be inspected, of the opening conference and allow a reasonable amount of time, but not more than 30 minutes to one hour, to provide a representative to attend the opening conference.
4. Opening Conference Format
a. The following format contains the essential items compliance personnel need to include in an opening conference. The order in which the items are covered, or the addition of other items, is the responsibility of the inspector. See Item 11 (Opening Conference) on the Cal/OSHA 1A.
NOTE: An Opening Conference may be conducted at the employer's worksite with the employer physically present or may be conducted at the worksite with the employer telephonically present.
b. During the opening conference, compliance personnel shall:
(1) Show their State of California Identification and exchange business cards with the employer;
(2) Explain the purpose and scope of the inspection;
NOTE: When communicating the purpose and scope of the inspection, compliance personnel shall take care not to reveal to the employer the identity of the complainant(s) or any of the complaint item(s) because disclosure of the complaint items may identify the complainant to the employer.
(3) Explain to the employer the elements of the Cal/OSHA program in general terms, and present to the employer any informational materials about the Cal/OSHA program;
(4) Inform the employer about the rights that the employer's employees, or their labor union representative, have to make a complaint to the Division about workplace safety and health hazards, to be allowed by the employer to participate in the walkaround part of the inspection, to be interviewed by compliance personnel out of the presence of the employer, to be free from being disciplined by the employer for participating in the inspection, to observe any monitoring or measurement of employee exposure conducted pursuant to a Title 8 Safety Order, to be notified of toxic substance exposure and to be informed of any corrective action taken.
(5) Inform the employer about the inspection walkaround procedures, that employee interviews will be conducted during the walkaround, that photographs of the worksite may be taken during the walkaround, and, if hazards which are violations of Title 8 Safety Orders are observed during the walkaround, that citations classified as regulatory, general, serious, willful, repeat or failure-to-abate shall be issued and monetary penalties proposed even if the employer is a public sector entity;
NOTE: Arrange for an employer and employee bargaining unit representative to accompany you during the walkaround. If employees at the worksite are represented by more than one labor union, arrange, if possible, for an individual from one labor union to represent the other(s) during the walkaround.
(6) Review the employer's Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) Program and explain how an effective IIP Program can benefit the employer in the event that citations are issued, see Item 15 (IPP Program Review) on the Cal/OSHA 1A;
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall request a copy of the employer's IIP Program to review at a later date.
(7) Discuss the requirement that every employer post the Cal/OSHA poster "upon receipt";
NOTE: If the employer does not have a Cal/OSHA Poster posted after compliance personnel determine that the employer had received one, compliance personnel shall cite the employer for a regulatory violation (Failure to Post the Cal/OSHA Poster, 8 CCR �340) and provide the employer with a Cal/OSHA Poster.
(8) Discuss the requirement that every employer must have workers' compensation insurance for their employees;
NOTE ONE: Compliance personnel shall ask the employer for the name of their workers' compensation insurer.
NOTE TWO: Compliance personnel shall ask the employer for documentation from their insurer of their experience modification rate if the employer is experience-rated by their insurer (most small employers are not experience-rated). If the employer is qualified for small employer relief (fewer than 20 employees and low hazard) from IIP Program requirements, see P&P C-45A and 45B.
(9) Explain the Title 8 injury and illness recordkeeping requirements and verify that the employer maintains the Log (OSHA Form 300), if required to do so by regulation, and has a file of employer reports of employee injuries or illnesses (Form 5020 or equivalent);
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall request a copy of the employer's Log and relevant employer reports of employee injuries and illnesses to review at a later date. Set a timeframe for the employer to provide the documents and use the Cal/OSHA 1AY to request documentation from the employer. During every inspection of establishments which are required to keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses, CSHO's must obtain copies of the employer's Log 300 for the current and prior three (3) years. The current year's Log 300 data shall be entered on the Cal/OSHA Form 1 and into IMIS. The Log 300's for the current and prior three (3) years shall be placed in the case file for each inspection conducted. If employer is required to maintain the Log 300 and cannot produce copies of such, Compliance personnel shall cite the employer for failure to maintain the Log 300 as required.
(10) Examine any of the employer's permits or registrations and ask if the employer has obtained any variances from Title 8 Safety Orders;
(11) Ask the employer if any specialized PPE equipment is needed by compliance personnel to conduct the inspection; and
(12) Ask the employer for consent to proceed with the walkaround part of the inspection.
NOTE: If the employer refuses compliance personnel entry into the worksite, see Section B.4.
1. Scope
a. Comprehensive -- See P&P C-1, Section C.1.
b. Partial -- See P&P C-1, Section C.2.
c. Expanding Scope from Partial to Comprehensive
After the opening conference and while conducting the walkaround, compliance personnel may expand the scope of an inspection from partial to comprehensive if workplace conditions or employee comments suggest the need for a comprehensive inspection.
NOTE ONE: A comprehensive inspection shall not performed at a VPP or SHARP exempt worksite. Inspections at VPP or SHARP exempt worksites should be limited, as much as possible, to the area of complaint(s) or accident.
NOTE TWO: Compliance personnel shall document the reasons for expanding the scope from a partial inspection to a comprehensive one in Item 23 on the Cal/OSHA 1A.
2. Employee Participation in the Walkaround
a. An authorized employee representative shall be offered the opportunity by the employer to accompany compliance personnel during the walkaround.
b. Where there is no authorized employee bargaining unit representative at the inspected worksite, compliance personnel shall consult with a representative number of the employer's employees concerning matters of workplace safety and health.
c. If a translator is needed to effectively communicate with employees, compliance personnel shall secure a reliable translator.
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall not use the employer, or a representative of the employer, as employee translators. However, other employees may be used as translators.
d. Compliance personnel shall inform any employee who participates in the walkaround that it is the employer's duty to compensate employees for time spent during the walkaround or during an interview. Inform employees that if the employer denies employees such compensation, a complaint may be filed within six months after the occurrence of the denial with the nearest office of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
3. Walkaround Format
a. The following format contains the minimum items compliance personnel need to include in a walkaround. Every worksite is different and it is the responsibility of compliance personnel to perform a complete and effective walkaround consistent with the scope of the inspection.
b. During the walkaround, compliance personnel shall, at a minimum:
(1) Check if any of the following items are posted at the worksite:
(a) Cal/OSHA poster;
(b) Previously issued citations;
(c) Injury and Illness Annual Summary (from February 1 to April 30);
(d) Material Safety Data Sheets;
(e) List of Hazardous Substances;
(f) Employee exposure records notification;
(g) Permits;
(h) Forklift Operating Rules (if applicable);
(i) Workers' Compensation Insurer;
(j) Industrial Welfare Commission Poster; and
(k) Any other required postings.
NOTE: If an employer cannot show proof of workers' compensation insurance or has not posted the applicable Industrial Welfare Commission posters, compliance personnel shall make a referral to the nearest office of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
(2) Observe, and document on the Cal/OSHA 1B or the Field Documentation Worksheet, work processes, work conditions and equipment to determine if violations of Title 8 Safety Orders exist at the worksite;
NOTE: A preliminary walkaround of the worksite shall be completed before compliance personnel make a determination to request (safety engineer) or to perform (industrial hygienist) comprehensive industrial hygiene sampling.
(3) Evaluate, and document on a copy of the Cal/OSHA 7, each complaint item to determine if the item exists and if it constitutes a violation of a Title 8 Safety Order;
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall not document any observation of a complaint item on the Cal/OSHA 1A in order to safeguard the confidentiality of the complainant.
(4) Interview a representative number of employees and record their names, job title, addresses, telephone numbers and labor union affiliation in Item 23 on the Cal/OSHA 1A;
(5) Take any pertinent photographs of the worksite, including photographs of any materials, processes or equipment;
NOTE ONE: Compliance personnel shall not photograph materials, process or equipment which are subject to trade secret protection or which are proprietary unless absolutely necessary and only after permission to do so has been granted by the employer. If such photographs are deemed necessary, compliance personnel shall safeguard the photographs by keeping them in a secure place.
NOTE TWO: Compliance personnel shall not enter security areas of the worksite unless absolutely necessary and only after permission to do so has been granted by the employer.
(6) Collect pertinent documentary and physical evidence;
NOTE ONE: If during the investigation of an accident or occupational illness it is necessary to ensure that the worksite, or physical evidence located at the worksite, are preserved until the inspection can be completed, compliance personnel shall issue an Order to Preserve. See P&P C-25A.
NOTE TWO: If it is necessary to collect physical evidence during a non-accident or occupational illness inspection, compliance personnel shall utilize the Cal/OSHA 1AZ (Chain of Custody) for the collection of evidence.
NOTE THREE: If compliance personnel observe any potential asbestos-related violations, then they shall document the presence of asbestos by bulk sampling, if possible. Employee exposure to asbestos shall be documented by personal sampling representative of "worst-case," full-shift employee exposure, if possible. Exposure to, or the presence of, other contaminants shall be documented through sampling, as appropriate.
(7) Document on the Cal/OSHA 1B, Field Documentation Worksheet or Notetaking Sheet each violation observed, its classification and the location of the violation within the worksite;
(8) Document information obtained during the inspection to support a determination about the employer's good faith, size, and history as follows:
(a) Good Faith
The employer's "Good Faith" in Item 20 of the Cal/OSHA 1A can be demonstrated by the following factors:
i. Overall evaluation of safety and health program (Item 19 on the Cal/OSHA 1A);
ii. Degree of cooperation with compliance personnel during the inspection;
iii. Genuine effort to comply with Title 8 Safety Orders, including IIP Program requirements;
iv. Effectiveness of communication with employees about workplace safety and health matters; and
v. Resolve to correct any hazards which were identified during the walkaround.
NOTE: Any employer who receives a poor rating for any subitem in Item 19 shall not be given a "good" rating for Good Faith in Item 20 on the Cal/OSHA 1A.
(b) Size
Size is based on the total number of employees controlled by the employer at all of their locations throughout the United States at the time of the inspection as follows:
i. One to ten -- 40%
ii. Eleven to twenty-five -- 30%
iii. Twenty-six to sixty -- 20%
iv. Sixty-one to one hundred -- 10%
v. More than one hundred -- 0%
(c) History
The employer's history is based on an examination and evaluation of the employer's previous citation(s) within the last three (3) years as follows:
i. Good -- No serious, repeat or willful violations and less than one general or regulatory violation per 100 employees at the establishment -- 10%;
ii. Fair -- No serious, repeat or willful violations and less than twenty (20) general or regulatory violations per 100 employees at the establishment -- 5%;
iii. Poor -- A serious, repeat or willful violation or more than twenty (20) general or regulatory violations per 100 employees at the establishment -- 0%;
NOTE: For a fixed establishment, the evaluation of the employer's history is based upon the history of the establishment at that location. For a non-fixed establishment, the evaluation of the employer's history is based upon that employer's regional citation history, except for field sanitation violations. See P&P C-46.
(9) After completing the walkaround, compliance personnel shall conduct either an Exit Conference (See Section E.) or a Closing Conference (See Section F.) with the employer before leaving the worksite.
1. No Violations Observed
If compliance personnel are certain that no violations were observed during the walkaround and that no Citations or Notices will be issued, compliance personnel shall inform the employer that no violations were observed, and that, after approval by the District Manager, a Cal/OSHA 1AX (Notice of No Violation After Inspection) shall be issued to the employer. See Forms Completion, Section I.
NOTE: If no violations are observed and no enforcement document will be issued, or a Information Memorandum will be issued, compliance personnel may conduct an abbreviated Closing Conference consisting of the Items found in Section F.2.a. and b., F.3.a, b. and j..
2. Violations Observed
a. Field-Issued
If violations are observed during the walkaround and citation(s) are issued in the "field" without District Manager review and approval, a Closing Conference with the employer or the employer's representative shall be conducted. See Section F.b. below.
b. Office-Issued
(1) If violations are observed during the walkaround, and citations are going to be issued at a Closing Conference to be scheduled at a date following the walkaround, compliance personnel shall conduct an Exit Conference with the employer prior to leaving the worksite.
(2) During the exit conference, compliance personnel shall provide the employer, or the employer's representative with:
(a) A preliminary report about any violations observed during the walkaround;
(b) An anticipated date when a closing conference will be held and citations will be issued; and
(c) Information about any recommended interim corrective action(s).
1. The following format contains the essential items compliance personnel need to include in a Closing Conference when a Citation, Notice, Special Order or Order to Take Special Action will be issued. The order in which the items are covered, or the inclusion of additional items, is the responsibility of compliance personnel. See Item 13 (Closing Conference) on the Cal/OSHA 1A.
NOTE ONE: A Closing Conference can be conducted at the employer's worksite or may be conducted with the employer over the telephone.
NOTE TWO: When no enforcement document will be issued, or a Information Memorandum will be issued, the Closing Conference consists only of the Items found in Section F.2.a. and b., F.3.a., b., e. and j..
2. Prior to conducting a closing conference, compliance shall:
a. Notify the employer, or the employer's representative, of the date and time of the Closing Conference; and
NOTE: At multi-employer worksites, each employer who was inspected shall be notified of the closing conference and given a reasonable amount of time to attend the conference.
b. Include employee representatives at the Closing Conference, unless the employer objects to their presence.
NOTE: If the employer objects to the presence of employees at the Closing Conference, but employee representatives want to be present, compliance personnel shall conduct a separate Closing Conference with employee representatives.
3. During a closing conference, compliance personnel shall:
a. Discuss all conditions affecting occupational safety and health which were noted during the initial walkaround, and during any subsequent visits to the worksite, and describe in detail those workplace conditions which the Division believes represent violations of Title 8 Safety Orders and explain why the Division believes that they are violations;
NOTE: Compliance personnel shall discuss their evaluation of the effectiveness of the employer's Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) Program even if no IIP Program violations were observed.
b. Issue, and explain, any Citations, Notices, Special Orders, Orders to Take Special Action, or Information Memoranda to the employer, and inform the employer if additional enforcement documents may be forthcoming;
NOTE: If a Special Order, Order to Take Special Action or an Information Memorandum is issued, compliance personnel shall also complete a Cal/OSHA 1AX (Notice of No Violations), obtain District Manager approval for issuance, and issue the Cal/OSHA 1AX to the employer during the Closing Conference.
c. Discuss the methods to abate the alleged violative conditions referenced in the Citation, Notice, Special Order or Order to Take Special Action, establish dates by when abatement must be completed and explain that, when abatement is complete, the employer must send Cal/OSHA 160 and/or 161 to the issuing District Office verifying that the violative condition has been abated, see P&P C-2;
NOTE: Explain to the employer that assistance is available from the Consultation Service to identify and correct workplace safety and health hazards for those violations the employer does not intend to appeal.
d. Explain the proposed penalties for each Citation Item, how the penalties were calculated, the adjustment factors which affect calculation of the proposed penalties, the revocation of the 50% abatement credit (or doubling of the penalty) if abatement is not completed by the agreed upon abatement date, the penalty for failure to abate the violative condition, and the penalty for a repeated violation in the future;
e. Explain the requirement that the employer must post a copy of the Citation, Notice, Special Order or Order to Take Special Action at the required location in the worksite and the penalties for failure to post;
f. Inform the employer that he or she may request an informal conference with the District Manager to discuss the inspection and the enforcement action within ten (10) working days of issuance of the enforcement document;
NOTE: The employer can request an Informal Conference with the District Manager anytime up to, and including, the day of the appeals hearing, if the employer has filed an appeal with the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board. See P&P C-20;
g. Explain to the employer that he or she has the right to contest the enforcement action by filing an appeal with the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in Sacramento within 15 (fifteen) working days of the issuance of the Citation, Special Order or Order to Take Special Action;
h. Inform the employer that a follow-up inspection of their worksite may be conducted in the future if the Cal/OSHA 160 and/or 161 are not returned to the issuing District Office and for other reasons;
i. Inform the employer that he or she may seek a temporary variance from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health or a permanent variance from the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and explain the variance process;
NOTE: If a temporary variance is granted, it cannot be used as a defense to the enforcement action.
j. Remind the employer that he or she is prohibited from discriminating against an employee for making a complaint, or having their labor union representative make a complaint, to the Division about workplace safety and health hazards, for participating in the walkaround part of the inspection, for being interviewed by compliance personnel during the inspection, for participating in the closing conference or for exercising any other right given to employees by the California Labor Code.
Compliance personnel shall submit the completed Cal/OSHA 1AX, together with the inspection file, to the District Manager for approval prior to issuance.
The original Cal/OSHA 1A, and a copy of the Cal/OSHA 1AX, shall be retained in the District Employer Case File along with other inspection documentation.
FORMS COMPLETION FOR THE Cal/OSHA 1A, 1AX, 1AY & 1AZ
Cal/OSHA-1A ver 09-18-08 (.doc)
Cal/OSHA 1AX
Cal/OSHA 1AY (.doc, pdf)
Cal/OSHA 1AZ


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Marson Thread Setter - Make Yo' Own Threads
Tool of the Month - Thread Setter By Marson
This is one of my favorite tools-the Thread Setter, aka the Nutsert. It's a sweet set of pliers and threaded inserts that can be inserted into sheetmetal to provide a backless attachment point in a blind hole. By inserting the knurled insert into the appropriate-size hole, you can add an attachment point for anything you can dream up. This is especially handy for attaching brackets and parts in hard-to-reach locations where it's impossible to put a nut on the backside of the part you are trying to secure. You can buy the Thread Setter and other similar tools for about 100 bucks at your local hardware supplier or tool truck. Check it out.
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It's an interesting read of the old school. Used the book to train my Golden retriever in 1964 . We lived in a North suburb of Chicago at the time and lived in a two flat rental ,trained at the local city parks. On Sundays we would visit the trial people of the time, Barrington, Iilinois, Wadsworth, ilinois. Bent the ear of Cliff Wallace, Dual Ch Shed of Arden
Who had training grounds in Wadsworth,Illinois, Mr Wallace was very cordial to the 19 year old and his Golden, cleaned his kennels a few times. Fond memories of the book and some of the trialers of era mostly wealthy folks with a few commoners. I have original copy and 1963 maybe will dust it off and read again. Four bucks was a good buy just use it as good reading, not training.


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How to Solo Like Angus Young, Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi
As the progenitor of the heaviest of heavy metal, Tony Iommi set high standards for the writing of demonic-sounding riffs while he simultaneously created the template for the heavy metal soloing of future generations.
As a teenager, Iommi, a left-handed player, was the victim of an unfortunate accident in which he lost the tips of his right hand's middle and ring fingers while working in a sheet metal factory. Discouraged but not defeated, the resourceful guitarist devised plastic covers made from bottle caps to wear over those fingertips.
In later years, he would wear custom–fitted leather finger protectors. Iommi also switched to using super light-gauge strings: .008, .008, .011, .018w, .024 and .032, which are much easier to fret and bend than a standard set of .009s or 010s.
In its earliest days, Black Sabbath tuned to concert pitch, but soon after Iommi began tuning his strings down one half step (low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) and subsequently tuned down even further by one and a half steps (low to high: C# F# B E G# C#), all the while continuing to use very light strings.
A signature element in the characteristically dark vibe of Iommi's solos is the incorporation of minor modes. In his outro solo for "War Pigs" (Paranoid), Iommi utilizes the E Aeolian mode (E F# G A B C D) along with E minor pentatonic (E G A B D). FIGURE 6 illustrates a solo played with a similar approach.
Within the key of E minor, the chord progression simply alternates between Em and D, and in his solo, Iommi's ties his licks squarely to the chord progression with the use of chord tones that relate to each specific chord. Bars 1–4 of FIGURE 6 demonstrate this approach by favoring the notes E and G, the root note and minor third, respectively, over Em, and the notes D and Fs, the root and major third, respectively, over D. The additional notes and overall phrasing serve to fill in the space and effectively set up the incorporation of these shifting chord tones (also known as guide tones).
Another key aspect of Iommi's soloing style that FIGURE 6 demonstrates is the intensity of both the pick attack and vibrato. Iommi's playing is well-loved for its aggressive power, so lean into the lines with both hands, and listen closely to his recorded works to get a clear picture of and feel for his playing style.
Beginning on beat two of bar 5, I repeatedly bend E, third string/ninth fret, up one and one half steps (the equivalent of three frets) to G. When performing "overbends" like this, it's even more important to harness the strength of at least two fingers, the ring and middle, if not three (the ring, middle and index). This is followed in bar 6 by fast whole-step bends that alternate with hammer-on/pull-of combinations between the seventh and ninth frets on the G string. This is a challenging lick that will take a bit of slow practice to master.
In the second half of bar 7, I borrow a signature phrasing technique of Iommi's, with a 16th-note run that descends the E Aeolian mode in three-note groups on a single string, using pull-offs and finger slides. This type of line serves to add both rhythmic and melodic interest to a pentatonic- or mode-based solo.
FIGURE 7 offers another example of soloing in Iommi's style, this time incorporating the detuning of one and one half steps. (All notes and chords sound in the key of C# minor, one and one half steps lower than written.) This example demonstrates Iommi's penchant for using fast hammer-ons and pull-offs within repeated short phrases, as he does on his solo in "Supernaut" (Vol. 4).
The solo is based entirely on the E minor pentatonic scale, played in 12th position, and begins with a repeated phrase that starts with a quick hammer/pull on the first string from the 12th fret to the 15th, followed by D, second string/15th fret. This sequence is played four times through bar 1, and bar 2 consists entirely of trills in 12th position. (A trill is executed by quickly alternating between two notes, usually using hammer-ons and pull-offs in combination.)
Bars 3 and 4 are similar in that both feature fast phrases based on 16th-note triplets; in bar 3, note bursts are performed with hammer/pulls on the D string, and in bar 4 the hammers occur on the G string. Bars 5 and 6 offer an example of the "threes on fours" concept—16th notes phrased in groups of three—and bars 7 and 8 wrap up the solo with fast hammer/pulls, played in 16th-nopte triplets, that traverse the strings, moving from high to low.
In all of their solos, Young, Page and Iommi combine well-structured melodic ideas, solid execution and spirited performance—essential factors in any great, memorable guitar solo that you should strive to achieve in your own solos.
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Posted October 12, 2006; 01:25 p.m.
Poets Chris Abani and Linton Kwesi Johnson will read from their work at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Abani has published several poetry collections, including this year's "Hands Washing Water." He also is the author of several novels; "The Virgin of Flames" is due out in December.
A native of Nigeria, Abani was imprisoned there for his writing. Now an associate professor at the University of California-Riverside, he has received the PEN USA Freedom-to-Write Award, a Lannan Literary Fellowship and the PEN Hemingway Book Prize.
Johnson was born in Jamaica and grew up in London. He is widely regarded as the father of "dub poetry," a term he coined to describe the way a number of reggae DJs blended music and verse. He has published several books of poetry and has recorded albums of his poems set to music.
Johnson is known for his political commentary and social criticism. When "Mi Revalueshanary Fren," a collection of his works over three decades, was published by Penguin in 2002, Johnson became one of only two living poets to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series.
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The most tasteless joke I heard all week was, "Oh, the Japanese are used to radiation poisoning." I'm not certain it was meant as a joke. Anyway, it's wrong: Americans have a lot more experience with with radiation and radionuclide contamination than the Japanese. The difference is that we did it to ourselves. Or, depending on your viewpoint, the U.S. military-industrial complex did it to us. ("Americans", here, includes Canadians and Mexicans.) Estimates are that more than a million more Americans died horribly of cancer than would have without above-ground testing. The people responsible were never prosecuted.
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As high pressure aloft decreases in strength, the downward force decreases allowing the marine layer to penetrate farther inland. The clouds are located near the top of the marine layer so at the beach the fog lifts to a lower cloud deck. Further inland, fog is located at the leading edge of the inland push of the cooler air.
Low pressure aloft allows the marine layer to deepen to as much as 6,000 feet (2000 meters). The fog is confined to the mountain tops and passes. In the lower elevations, the marine air begins to warm as it is modified by the heat rising from the ground. The cooler air moves over the coastal mountains and through the passes into the interior valleys.


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I don't owl all that much during season. There are plenty of owls and crows and other aggravators around. All I need to do is be patient. However, I would suggest that owling can be done as well as any way with just your voice. All it takes is a little practice, you don't have to actually sound all that much like an owl as long as you get the rhythm correct.
If I need to locate gobblers in the morning, usually all I need to do is throw out an owl or two, either a "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all" from a Barred Owl or a "Who Who" from a Great Horned Owl and the owls in the area will chime in. I've tried this all over. One night up on Lake Openango northern Ontario, I did this and got every owl going for miles. That, in turn, set off the wolves and we had a serenade going half the night. One tip: if there are Barred Owls in the neighborhood, use a Great Horned Owl call, and vice-versa. The two species don't like each other much, and if they hear an interloper, they'll sound off heartier. The trick here is to get the real owls to do your dirty work for you. If you get one angry at you, the whole neighborhood will respond, and then you can go silent and let the real owls do the heavy lifting.
BTW: When I use a crow call, I don't just Caw-Caw to attract a gobble, I use a wounded crow or fighting crow call to get the other crows going. That usually attracts crows, hawks, etc. Again, I'm using the real birds for the heavy lifting.


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Diggers & Snatchers: Fifteen Thoughts About Fear and Cradlegrave
March 21st, 2012
Being: the first in a series of posts about John Smith and Edmund Bagwell's top British horror comic Cradlegrave.
ONE – If you didn't look past this cover-cum-announcement for Cradlegrave, you might think that it was telling a very specific sort of story, the sort of story you might describe as being either "tabloid shit" or "a bit Jamie Delano" depending on where you felt like throwing your cruelty.
When I first discussed Cradlegrave back in December, regular commenter Thrills noted that he was "looking forward to reading Cradlegrave" now that he'd got past his concerns that it would "be like that Denise Mina Hellblazer where 'hoodies' are 'demons'."
Ah, so it's the worst of both worlds – tabloid shit that smells like Jamie Delano. Fuck.
TWO – Despite the fact that the "Fear they Neighbour" text is missing, the cover of the collected edition still works hard to make the same impression:
There's something less real about these four hooded figures in this second, reformatted cover – the overly harsh, pixelated light that gleams on of their shoulders is even more unnatural when set against an all-black background, a background that now extends into the empty spaces where four young faces should be.
These are absent phantoms, not flesh and blood monsters, and while I wouldn't want to pretend that they're being deliberately undermined here, I still find it hard to imagine anyone taking them seriously.
The only fear in this image is the fear you bring with you, be it fear of "savage" yoofs or of right wing rhetoric…
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VERONA – Truck farmers and orchardists have the chance for two full days of seminars at the annual North Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show, Feb. 14 and 15, at the Lee County Agri-Center.
"The program at this meeting is expanding each year as more and more growers become involved in the association," said Scott Cagle, conference organizer and Chickasaw County Extension coordinator.
Morning sessions will explore vegetable production, marketing, schools and local produce, bramble production, irrigation, local ag research, and tomato diseases.
Afternoon breakout sessions will have tracks for five different interest areas:
• Fruits: blueberry production, best varieties for Mississippi, blackberry production, spotted wing drosophilia control, weed control, orchard management, fruit tree diseases and grafting
• Vegetables: greenhouse production and tomato varieties, pumpkin production, high-tunnel vegetable production, grower experiences, vegetable diseases, strawberry production, weed control
• Organics: insect control, organic certification, growing organically, summer cover crops
• Agritourism: enhancing tourism on your farm, education on the farm, one farmer's experiences
• Beginning growers: getting started, major plant pests, hightunnel flowers, USDA funding sources
fruits, vegetables, organics, agritourism and beginning growers, covering subjects as varied as strawberry, blueberry and blackberry production; tomato and pumpkin production; organic growing, insect control and certification; agritourism and agri-education, fruit tree weed control, diseases and grafting; high-tunnel flower and vegetable production; vegetable varieties and weed control; and new grower startup and USDA funding sources.
"Other fruit and vegetable producer meetings are held around the state, but this meeting is geared to our smaller-acreage producers in north Mississippi and is aimed at trying to meet their specific production needs," said Jeff Wilson, extension horticulturist.
The $20 conference registration covers a one-year association membership, monthly electronic newsletters during the growing season, informational materials and lunch both days of the conference. On-site registration begins at 7:45 a.m. each day, and sessions begin at 8:15 a.m.
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Assessment of Population, Reproductive, and Health Impairments in Colonial Waterbirds Breeding in Michigan's Areas of Concern
Environmental Contaminants biologists from the East Lansing Ecological Services field office are partnering with Dr. Keith Grasman of Calvin College to investigate and monitor the effects of contaminants on the breeding population numbers, reproduction, and immunological health of fish-eating birds found in the Saginaw Bay and Raisin River Areas of Concern. While laboratory and data analysis are ongoing, initial results suggest significant immunosuppression (i.e., a dramatically suppressed PHA skin response) in young herring gulls, Caspian terns, and black-crowned night herons living on several islands in the Saginaw Bay AOC. Rates of embryonic nonviability in herring gulls in the Saginaw Bay and Raisin River AOCs were higher than at reference sites, the Raisin River colony experienced a complete reproductive failure with almost no chicks surviving through mid June. Furthermore, reproductive failures, reduced chick growth and productivity, elevated embryonic nonviability, and bill deformities characteristic of exposure to PCBs and dioxins have been observed in colonial waterbirds in the Saginaw Bay AOC .
The study will provide additional data essential for a comprehensive assessment of contaminant effects on colonial waterbird populations, reproduction, and health at the two AOCs. It also will lay the groundwork for future assessments at other AOCs with colonial waterbirds such as Fox River/ Southern Green Bay and the Calumet River. These four AOCs are high priorities for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) because of the diversity and abundance of migratory birds, both currently and potentially in the future as contaminants are addressed and habitat is restored.
Article and video of the colonial waterbirds project from summer 2011 can be found at:
Assessment of the Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems Beneficial Use Impairment in Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern
The State of Michigan has six Areas of Concern (AOCs) with the Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs). The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) AOC program has identified this BUI as having the potential to be assessed statewide using the criteria in the Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Environmental Contaminants biologists from the East Lansing Ecological Services field office partnered with MDNRE to determine the status of this impairment in the six AOCs and determine gaps in data sets to inform monitoring and restoration needs in the future years.
The study will lead to coordinating and implementing a strategic and systematic assessment of existing data, including literature review, and determining fish tissue contaminant levels protective of wildlife. This work will support the delisting of Great Lakes AOCs by providing a better understanding of the status of this BUI and the monitoring and restoration needs to conserveg, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Detroit River Area of Concern: Restoration of the Common Tern Population in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Using an Adaptive Management Framework
Environmental Contaminants biologists from the East Lansing Ecological Services field office partnered with Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Detroit Zoological Society (DZS), and Michigan DNRE to conduct monitoring, research, and management that guides restoration of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) breeding population in the Detroit River and conduct a workshop to convene agencies, universities, and other scientific advisors to develop a management target and monitoring program for common terns in the Detroit River Area of Concern.
Throughout the 2009 and 2010 season preferred nesting habitat, productivity in different habitat types, and when and how predation occurs and how it relates to temporary,: with all but extremely high amounts (>70%) recorded for nests; hatching success was lowest in cobble and fledging was highest in the two complex habitats; and the goal of one chick/nest pair is not being met and is l nocturnal nest desertion of adult terns were measured on the Gross Ile Free Bridge pier in the Detroit River. Results indicate that terns prefer sites with more diversity of substrate; used a wide variety of standing coverimited by specialist predators. Nocturnal nest desertion is longer and more frequent when predators are present.
As part of the study, a Detroit River and Western Lake Erie Common Tern Roundtable meeting occurred on December 14, 2010 at the Detroit Zoological Society in Royal Oak, MI. The Roundtable presented information on the common tern resulting in the drafting of a report titled "Establishing a Quantitative Target for Common Tern Management at Detroit River and Western Lake Erie". Tern managers and researchers agreed that the current colonies should be maintained at their present number of pairs, with increased numbers at Pipe/Willow Creek and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and expansion into new colony sites at Belle Isle and DTE Energy. The interim goal for productivity is to reach at least 1.0 chick per nest across all colonies four out of every five years or a 5-year mean of at least 1.0 chick per nest across all colonies. Tern management calls for removal of specialist predators and annual control of vegetation to maintain appropriate vegetation at artificial sites during the peak period of incubation. Monitoring of nests and chicks (including color-banding) should occur regularly and follow protocols that are consistent with Great Lakes-wide monitoring efforts.
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BROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS, INC.; SOS Children's Villages — Florida; and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County are just three of the nonprofits Brinkley Morgan aided in spreading cheer and good will during this holiday season. The firm held a drive and collected hundreds of ties and shoes to help provide suitable attire for homeless men and women to wear to job interviews. At SOS Children's Villages — Florida, more than 20 Brinkley Morgan attorneys and staff, some pictured above, strung festive lights for all of the residents to enjoy. Brinkley Morgan also works every year with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County and "adopts" a family in need during the holidays. This year, a family of five, including two boys, ages 8 and 10, and a girl, age 8, had their wishes come true.
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It's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Americans like things 'big' - cars, burgers, waistlines - and games don't come much bigger than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The GTA series is arguably the hottest thing to hit gaming since Space Invaders and this latest instalment turns the thermostat up to 11.
The free-roaming, car-jacking, 80's action of Vice City is brought forward to the early 1990s and expanded from a mere giant city, to fill an entire state - San Andreas. As small-time hood Carl Johnson, it's up to you to kick off your one-man crimewave, recruit a gang and climb the scum-encrusted ladder of criminal success until you are (crime) lord of all you survey.
This time you have three whole cities to pillage - Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturra - and all the expansive countryside in between. As well as the cars, bikes, boats and choppers of Vice City, San Andreas expands your transport options with bicycles (you couldn't 'do' the 90's without BMXs, could you?) and the much-demanded swimming ability.
But a bigger lawless playground demands more than just new ways to get around. San Andreas features a whole host of new ways to challenge budding virtual criminals, including burglary and fencing stolen goods.
Of course, there's loads more stuff for you to blow your dollars on too. During the lean years, head over to budget store 'Binco' to get all your cut-price clothing, but 'SubUrban' is the place to be for any self-respek'in gangsta to get his bad threads.
Ensure Carl remains the best looking gangster by getting a haircut from one of SA's best hairdressers. Afros, corn-rows and creative shaving are all on offer and the better Carl looks, the more respek he'll earn from his homies.
But as 'bad' as San Andreas is, developer Rockstar has its tongue firmly in its cheek, and while Carl's activities may be reprehensible, there's still a thick vein of black humour running throughout - just check out the name of the top sports shop, ProLaps [snigger].
Since GTAIII, the series has become synonymous with a kicking soundtrack and San Andreas is no different. With the whole back catalogue of the 1990's to choose from you can be guaranteed to find some rap legend, rock opus or Mad-chester, shoe-gazing classic on that in-car radio dial.
Welcome to San Andreas. Population: Fun.
- Latest in the astronomically popular GTA series
- Not just a city, now you have a whole state to 'play' in
- Recruit gang members to aid your crime spree
- Customise your anti-hero with clothes, hairstyles and bling to earn the respect of your 'crew'
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The University Hospital (UH), in Newark, New Jersey is an academic teaching hospital that cares for a low-income and minority population with diabetes. Many UH hospitalized patients never connect to the outpatient diabetes clinic for a myriad of reasons. Our objective is to fill this gap in our diabetes care by creating a process to: 1) improve access to the outpatient diabetes clinic and 2) actively facilitate continuity in care between the inpatient and outpatient settings. The impact of the program will be a reduction in hospital emergency department visits, inpatient readmissions, and improvement in health-related quality-of-life, health behavior, and metabolic control.
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Getting Exim to do what I wanted was fun, waiting for the other end (sadly running Exchange) is not so much fun.It is an entirely brain-dead application. Various problems with TLS still remain and nice handy "Subsystem not initialized" messages aren't helping diagnosis very much.
Had a BBQ on Saturday. Not an obvious thing to do in November in South Wales, but all the same it was fun and many things exploded.
Bought a digital camera on eBay.co.uk. Only a cheap one since I'm not good at photography and I don't take a huge number of pictures. We'll see how much I enjoy using it. Need to get some more details about its capabilities.
Heart sank watching the news. Another plane down in New York. Fortunately this had nothing to do with terrorists (apparently) but as someone due to fly into New York in two weeks I'm getting a little anxious now.


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On a sunny April day at a Charleston, SC, plantation, graduate student Lauren, 27, married her firefighter sweetheart, Steven, 28. The English garden-themed celebration, awash in tones of green, was exactly as Lauren says she'd envisioned it: "fresh, springlike, ethereal—like a dream."
The groom posed in full firefighter turnout gear. (His tux was underneath.) "Steven came up with the idea for that awesome shot," says the bride.
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The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards helped drive album sales this week for several GRAMMY performers, including Best New Artist nominees Mumford & Sons, whose Sigh No More holds the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 with sales of 133,000 units, up 169 percent, according to a Billboard report. The 2011 GRAMMY Nominees album jumped to No. 7 with 56,000 units sold, a 67 percent increase. Other GRAMMY performers experiencing sales increases include Esperanza Spalding (up 476 percent), Arcade Fire (up 238 percent), Lady Antebellum (up 205 percent), Eminem (up 60 percent), and Bruno Mars (up 55 percent). GRAMMY nominee and performer Justin Bieber's Never Say Never: The Remixes debuts at No. 1 with 161,000 units sold, marking the first time an artist has had four albums in the Top 40 since Garth Brooks in 1993. Overall album sales this week totaled 7.2 million units, up 12 percent from last week, and up 10 percent compared to the same point in 2010. (2/23)


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Norwood Gibson pitched for the Boston Americans from 1903-1906
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Norwood Gibson pitched for the Boston Americans from 1903-1906
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1942 Philadelphia Phillies
Top Row; L-R: Danny Litwhiler (OF), Stan Benjamin (UT), Sam Nahem (P), Johnny Podgajny (P), Tommy Hughes (P), Hilly Flitcraft (P), Al Glossop (2B), Chuck Klein (Coach)
Middle Row; L-R: Ike Pearson (P), Nick Etten (1B), Rube Melton (P), Bennie Warren (C), Boom-Boom Beck (P), Lefty Hoerst (P), Si Johnson (P), Ernie Koy (OF), Miller (Trainer)
Front Row; L-R: Bobby Bragan (SS), Pinky May (3B), Lloyd Waner (OF), Benny Culp (C), Hans Lobert (Mgr.), Danny Murtaugh (IF), Hal Marnie (IF), Ron Northey (OF), Earl Naylor (OF)
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1943 Pittsburgh Pirates
Back Row; L-R: Tommy O'Brien (OF), Rip Sewell (P), Dr. Jorgensen (Trainer),Cookie Cuccurullo (P), Johnny Podgajny (P), Hank Camelli (P), Wally Hebert(P), Max Butcher (P), Johnny Gee (P), Johnny Wyrostek (OF), Pete Coscarart (2B), Al Lopez (C), Maurice Van Robays (OF), Bill Baker (C), Frankie Gustine (SS), Elbie Fletcher (1B), Honus Wagner (Coach), Xavier Rescigno (P), Johnny Barrett (OF)
Front Row; L-R: Al Rubeling (2B), Hank Gornicki (P), Jack Flowers (Coach), Rice (Office), Sam Watters (Office), Frankie Frisch (Mgr.), Bill Benswanger (President), Virgil Davis (Coach), Bill Brandt (P), Bob Elliott (3B), Jim Russell (OF), Vince DiMaggio (OF), Bob Klinger (P)
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1944 All-Star Game Winners-The National League
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1910 Chicago Cubs
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L-R: John Kane, Lew Richie, Jeff Pfeffer, Harry McIntyre, Tom Needham, Frank Schulte, Heinie Zimmerman, King Cole, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker, Orval Overall, Frank Chance, Johnny Kling, Mordecai Brown, Jimmy Sheckard, Ed Reulbach, Solly Hofman, Harry Steinfeldt, Jimmy Archer, Jack Pfiester, Ginger Beaumont, Orlie Weaver, Bill Foxen
1933 New York Giants-Side view
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Top Row; L-R: Watty Clark (P), Homer Peel (OF), Jack Salveson (P), Bill Shores (P), Dolf Luque (P), Lefty O'Doul (OF), Hi Bell (P), Harry Danning (C), Jo Jo Moore (OF)
Second Row; L-R: Gus Mancuso (C), Johnny Vergez (3B), Freddie Fitzsimmons (P), Kiddo Davis (OF), Carl Hubbell (P), Blondy Ryan (SS), Hal Schumaker (P), Joe Malay (1B), Mel Ott (OF), Roy Parmelee (P)
Third Row; L-R: Hughie Critz (2B), Travis Jackson (IF), Frank Snyder (Coach), Bill Terry (1B, Mgr.), Tommy Clarke (Coach), Chuck Dressen (3B), Bernie James (IF)
Bottom Row; L-R: Schaeffer (Trainer), Phil Weintraub (OF), Al Smith (Coach), Troy (Mascot), Glenn Spencer (P), Paul Richards (C)
1910 Chicago White Sox in Royal Gorge, Colorado
2 photos, which have probably been posted before but worth another look.
For some reason, those last 2 photos sent chills up my back. So real. Like coal miners seeing daylight for the first time in days.
1924 Terre Haute Tots
Top Row; L-R: Glenn Turner (C), Karl Urban (SS), Morris (3B), Louis Hollocher (2B), Dink O'Brein (C), Unkown
Middle Row; L-R: Henry Provence (OF), Roy Whitecraft (Mgr.), Nugent, William Rose (P), Mollie Mies (P)
Bottom Row; L-R: Dutch Levsen (P), Bill Mizeur (OF), Jake Miller (P), Jumbo Elliott (P), Wyatt (OF), Heavy
1956 Dallas Eagles
Back Row: L-R: Hisel Patrick (P), Joe Macko (1B), Bobby Prescott (RF), Murray Wall (P), Art Durham (OF), Bert Thiel (P)
Middle Row; L-R: John Hopps (Trainer), Tommy Bowers (P), Joe Kotrany (P), Neil Roberts (P), Andre Rodgers (SS), Jim Davenport (3B), Don Taussig (CF)
Front Row; L-R: Alex Cosmidis (2B), Ray Dabek (C), Fred Rodriguez (P), Red Davis (Mgr.), Wilcy Moore (LF), Mickey Sullivan (2B), Bob Schmidt (C)
Batboys: Jerry Wells, Dennis Smith
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training Opening Day Lineup
L-R: Charlie Neal, Don Zimmer, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Randy Jackson, Gino Cimoli, Chuck Templeton
Manager Walter Alston is kneeling
1924 Washington Senators World Series Champions
There must be at least 6 versions of this photo from different angles , but I like this one the best.
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Top Row; L-R: Martin (Trainer), Nemo Liebold (OF), Roger Peckinpaugh (SS), Curly Ogden (P), George Mogridge (P), Firpo Marberry (P), Tommy Taylor (3B), Paul Zahniser (P), By Speece (P)
Middle Row; L-R: Al Schact (Coach), Ralph Miller (2B), Mule Shiley (1B), Ossie Bluese (3B), Allen Russell (P), Muddy Ruel (C), Benny Tate (C), Nick Altrock (Coach)
Front Row; L-R: Tom Zachary (P), Pinky Hargrove (C), Joe Martina (P), Joe Judge (1B), Walter Johnson (P), Bucky Harris (Mgr/2B), Sam Rice (OF), Earl McNeely (OF), Goose Goslin (OF)
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1910 New York Giants at Spring Training
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Top Row; L-R: Williams, Fred Merkle (1B), Chief Meyers (C), Bell, Scott, Rube Marquard (P), Art Wilson (C), Christy Mathewson (P),
John McGraw (Mgr.), Hooks Wiltse (P), Elmer Zacker (OF), Kenny, Keiber, Red Ames (P), Doc Crandall (P), Parsons, Kemple, Red Murray (OF)
2nd Row; L-R: Jake Weimer (P), Kommers, Al Klawitter (P), Wilbert Robinson (Coach), Larry Doyle (2B), Louis Drucke (P)
3rd Row; L-R: Curtis, Walt Dickson (P), Beals Becker (OF), Spenser, Art Fletcher (SS), Tillie Shafer (IF), Buck, George Daly (P), Josh Devore (OF), Admiral Schlei (C)
Front: Art Devlin (3B), Al Bridwell (SS)
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1905 Pittsburgh Pirates at Spring Training
Here's another one of those Pittsburgh Pirates undated photos we are used to. I'm calling this 1905 for now, because Heine Peitz is wearing a Cincinnati Reds jersey who he played for in 1904. Usually they wear the uniforms from the year before at Spring training.
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Player identifications provided courtesy of Gary Livacari (GaryL)
Top Row, L-R: Fred Clarke, Fred Carisch, Ed Phelps, Homer Hillebrand, Unknown, Unknown, Bill Clancy, Mike Lynch, Otis Clymer.
Middle Row, L-R: Sam Leever, Unknown, Heine Pietz, Charlie Case, Deacon Phillippe.
Front Row, L-R: Patsy Flaherty, Claude Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Harry Smith, Del Howard, Jim Wallace, Ginger Beaumont.
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1924 Paris Bourbons
Top Row; L-R: Henry Wade (C), Peter Monahan (1B), Fritz Mueller (Mgr.), Donald Hurst (P), W. Whitehead (P), Ray Miner (P)
Bottom Row; L-R: Henry Christy (3B), Nichols (P), Earl Sadtler (OF), J. Herman (P), Daniel Dover (SS)
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1912 New York Giants at Spring Training
Giants having their picture taken wearing Anger's Ice Cream Cone hats. Must be for a giveaway promotion for the company?
Player identifications provided courtesy of Gary Livacari (GaryL)
Top Row, L-R: Bert Maxwell (P), Buck Herzog (3B), "Laughing Larry" Doyle (2B), Jeff Tesreau (P), George Burns (OF), Chief Meyers (C), Christy Matthewson (P), Unknown, Fred Merkle (1B).
Middle Row, L-R; Art Fletcher (SS), Fred Snodgrass (CF), George "Hooks" Wiltse (P), Unknown1, Red Murray (OF), John McGraw (Mgr.), Doc Crandall (P).
Front Row, L-R: Leon "Red" Ames (P), Rube Marquard (P), Ed Machall (Trainer), Phifer Fullenwider (P), Josh Devore (LF).
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1912 Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
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1. Dutch Leonard 2. Marty Krug 3. Larry Gardner 4. Leslie Nunamaker 5. Bill Caragan 6. Hick Cady 7. Joe Wood 8. Buck O'Brien 9. Pinch Thomas 10. Eddie Cicotte 11. Heinie Wagner 12. Tris Speaker 13. Joe Quirk 14. Charley Hall 15. Jack Bushelman 16. Olaf Henriksen 17. Jake Stahl 18. Hugh Bedient 19. Harry Hooper 20. Casey Hageman 21. Hugh Bradley 22. Duffy Lewis 23. Ray Collins 24. Steve Yerkes 25. Larry Pape.
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1926 Los Angeles Angels
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Back Row; L-R: Trainer, Rasty Wright (P), Sailor Stroud (P), Art Jahn (OF), Elmer Jacobs )P), Unknown, Truck Hannah (C), Gus Sandberg (C)
Middle Row; L-R: bat boy standing?, Whitey Glazner (P), Wally Hood (OF), Gale Staley (2B), Marty Krug (Mgr./3B), Pea Ridge Day (P), Johnny Mitchell (SS), Frank Brazill (3B)
Front Row; L-R: Lester Holmes (P), Rube Yarrison (P), Butch Weis (OF), Jigger Statz (OF), Ray Dwyer (3B), Ray Jacobs (1B)
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Im not sure I could ever trust a man who would turn down nicely done grouper or snapper.
J, just curious, whats up with the Bosher sig?
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J, has Bosher saved a TD or two for Atlanta yet?
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He did get beat one on one in the Dallas game, though. Luckily someone else saved it lol.


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StoringResearchData Created Monday 27 February 2012
I generally have a real aversion to using a full-on SQL implementation like MySQL or Postgres when it's not really necessary... and I typically think it's unnecessary until something forces me to change my mind. When I started writing small projects in Perl, I used to use Berkeley DB key-value pairs — lately I've used Python Pickles for similar purposes. It's simple and quick, which is nice, but it basically forces you to roll your own code.
Lately, everyone's been getting on the SQLite bandwagon, and it's pretty awesome. I've moved to using SQLite as my first choice when storing anything beyond flat text data. It has nice portability characteristics (unlike your homemade solution), simple backup and export formats. And, being able to make queries on the data is great for me, since these days most of my data are experimental results, etc.
But another good reason for using an external, portable data sink became obvious when I started to visualize and analyze my data using R. R has the RSQLite package, which made importing data into R for plotting and analysis a breeze. (Or as much of a breeze as anything is in R.) The thing is, roll-your-own formats may be perfectly "good enough" for isolated projects, but the minute you start wanting to use a different tool to view the data, having it already be in a format that is easily accessible is a major win. And if you're like me, you won't always know that in two months you're going to want to use the data in some completely different way. So I feel like I got that capability for "free" just because I decided to store my data in a more structured and portable way.
But SQLite is targeted at a specific niche — projects that would benefit from SQL behaviors but don't need all the robustness and consistency guarantees of "enterprise" databases. While you get good performance (because SQLite works inside your code, rather than through RPCs), if you start wishing for read/write concurrency (say, importing new data and plotting other unrelated data at the same time) you may find yourself frustrated with SQLite's limitations. That's what happened to me. As I started to generate large numbers of plots, I wanted to be able to run multiple scripts (some of which generate plots, some of which update other tables) at the same time — SQLite can balk at this.
So, I switched to a more traditional SQL database, which itself was relatively painless because of the underlying SQL standard. (R has libraries for it as well — another good reason not to roll your own even if you don't need all that SQL provides.) And in turn, this highlighted another unexpected value for the more "enterprise" systems: caching. Re-running long queries just to tweak a plot is considerably quicker with the big server as opposed to SQLite.
None of this is new information — in fact, it's a pretty textbook tour of the hows and whys of data storage. But for me, it inspired a change of heart, thanks to the convenience factor. In the future, I'll probably start with a Big Dog SQL server for research projects (running on my personal laptop) because it avoids the papercuts encountered when my projects get to big for SQLite. But I'll stick to SQLite for simpler things, to avoid the dependencies created by the more enterprise approach.
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Codin' Chip
In the Boy Scouts, there is a thing called a "Totin' Chip". It is "both an award and contract in Boy Scouts of America that shows Scouts understand and agree to certain principles of using different tools with blades" (WP). To get the Totin' Chip, which is a paper card (like a library card or the like) scouts must demonstrate a certain amount of knowledge and responsibility. The Wikipedia page has more on it, of course. The main thing (besides the rules) is that violations of the Totin' Chip code result in one or more corners of the card being removed; when all the corners are gone, you lose your right to tote a blade.
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Violations can be large or small; for example, not commenting code meant for others to read falls into that category, as does using equality to test floating point numbers inappropriately. Using strcpy and the like is definitely in there.
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In Word 2007 (at least) in order to change references from using parentheses to using square brackets requires editing XML! Boooo.
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Now, what else is there for a computer nerd to do than to webcast the whole thing?
Vital statistics: I think it's a female Allen's Hummingbird, but I'm not exactly sure. Yes, that is an egg in the nest. There is one small egg, about the size of a large jelly bean. I've read online that they usually lay two eggs, but there's definitely just one in the nest. The nest itself is probably 6cm long, about an inch and a half. The bird was working on the nest less than a week ago but the egg is visible in the earliest pictures I took with the webcam on 5/4.
The weirdest thing is that the bird is only on the nest maybe 20 minutes out of the hour, or less, and it's not (usually) because of interruptions from us. I don't know if that means the egg really isn't going to hatch, or if that's acceptable in a warmer climate, or what. I'm hoping that if it doesn't hatch, she might "double brood" -- have another round. There are h-birds year round here so that's not impossible.
Images are updated between 6AM and 8PM every night, although I may shrink that some, as you can see, the cameras don't handle the low light very well. I will probably document my setup in a few days for those out there that are interested, but in short, it's basic webcams being driven by a Linksys NSLU2 running Debian Linux.
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I have always been a diagonal cut man, myself. That's how mom did it. I don't like the way vertical cut sandwiches taste. But currently, I'm more interested in whether *anyone* does the horizontal cut... I don't think I've ever seen that outside of the laboratory.
Perhaps geometry is at work here. Diagonal ...cut sandwiches represent right triangles, which are pretty cool -- arguably more important than parallelograms, since parallelograms can be made from triangles. And of course, 3 is the magic number.
But also, notice that the golden ratio of 1:1.62 appears in vertical cut sandwiches, but does not appear in horizontal cut sandwiches. In our experiments here at Tastytronic Labs, our sample bread measures about 5.25 by 4.25 inches (the units of the United States of America!).
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And thus we find a possible explanation for why the "horizontal cut" is so rare. It's at least safe to say that Aristotle's mom did not cut sandwiches horizontally.
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Had a gun smith make me a launcher barrel for my nine shot NEF 22LR revolver- works great on multiple shots and shoots at least as far as bought launcher- easy carry etc. I use yellow charges
I have one of those launchers also, I bought mine as a unit 30 years ago. it is 9 shot 22 cal revolver with a stainless launcher barrel. The company I bought it from HAS BEEN LONG GONE for years. Mine still works great. Good for singles and multiples, I have used up to a purple load 7 in my unit, but prefer yellow 4. it makes the dogs get fired up for retrieving and makes them marking machines. the draw back is that it enciurages the dog to look at the launcher instead of looking out in the field for a gun station. when switching to gun stations my dog missed a lot of marks for this reason, you have to have calm throwers. I was thinking of reproducing the launcher end but with all the remote stuff available I dont know if there would be interest in it, what i like about it I can stop in a field a throw 100 yd marks for my dog with very little set up time. i will try to get a picture of it,


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- The candidate must be a Nursing major.
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First Semester, Nursing 390: Directed Study - 3 credits
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- At the end of the semester the student will submit to the faculty advisor a detailed outline of the Honors Project and a bibliography.
- The faculty advisor will evaluate the candidate's work and submit a course grade. If the candidate receives less than a grade of B, he/she will be dropped from the Honors Program, but will be awarded 3 credits in Nursing 390 if he/she has achieved a passing grade.
Second Semester, Nursing 391: Directed Study- 3 credits
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- The faculty advisor will evaluate the candidate's work and submit a course grade. If the candidate receives less than a grade of B, he/she will be dropped from the Honors Program but will be awarded 3 credits in Nursing 390 if he/she has achieved a passing grade.
- Honor students are encouraged to make a formal presentation of their work at a colloquium arranged by the faculty advisor.
The Reward:
- If students have completed the RIC general education honors program, they will graduate with College Honors. Students who complete the honors program in nursing will graduate with Honors in Nursing.
- Students will gain the experience of conducting in-depth research, teaching or community projects in close consultation with a nursing faculty advisor.
- Upon completion of the project, copies of the work will be bound and placed in Adams Library and in the School of Nursing archives.


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