from http://www.xbiz.com/news/video/135424 Judge Denies Cal/OSHA’s Request in Porn Investigation By Lyla Katz WASHINGTON — A Cal/OSHA investigation involving a porn performer has hit a roadblock after a judge denied the agency’s request to obtain identifying information of the performer’s production company. The employee contracted HIV in 2009 in Los Angeles County and is only known…
NL- Great Story from Xbiz.com that lotsa people are talking about. THis is the same company who put a HIV+ performer under contract and then sent out a press release about it. I wonder why OSHA would look into them? Dumbasses, in so many ways…. Bareback Studio Treasure Island Fined Over Sex Scenes By…
NL-Looks like Mr Marcus will be alone on the side of the industry, up against the Health Dept, Aids Heathcare & Shelley Lubben, and it’s moderated by OSHA. Wow, that’s a lopsided discussion if you ask me. I hope some other performers/industry insiders show up with their support.
OP/ED by Tim Tritch One of the main criticisms of the industry’s testing program is that performers pay all the costs, or the large majority of the costs. OSHA, AHF, and County Health point this out every chance they get, along with the privacy issues of the AIM system. And these are legitimate points. Producers…
ONE SIMPLE SOLUTION op/ed by Tim Tritch I would like to offer this one simple solution to this particular problem that the industry is facing today. Cal-OSHA has been trying to get access to AIM test results for years. They have been denied by the courts, but they still keep coming back. For some reason…
A petition was filed on December 17,2009 by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, that is why this meeting came about. Here is a copy of the petition- Sent by AIDS Healthcare Foundation Michael Weinstein President Re: Petition for Revision of Bloodborne Pathogens Standards Pursuant to Labor Code sections 144.7 and 142.2, AIDS Healthcare Foundation hereby petitions the…
Bloodborne Pathogens in the Adult Film Industry Cal/OSHA Advisory Meeting Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/DoshReg/5193Meetings.htm Cal/Trans Building, 100 S. Main Street, Room 1.040 A, Los Angeles Preliminary Agenda • Introductions • Background information o History of project, rulemaking procedure, federal equivalence • Presentation by LA County Department of…
From http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow State regulators agree to explore requiring porn industry performers to use condoms and adopt other safety measures State regulators voted Thursday to establish a committee to explore the possibility of requiring porn industry performers to use condoms and to take other safety measures. The six-member California Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards…
From Darrah’s site PornStarBabylon.wordpress.com Important OSHA hearing this Thursday. Posted March 15, 2010 by Darrah Ford Categories: Porn News, Porn Star, STDs Someone sent this in to me. Thank you! On Thursday March 18, OSHA will hold a hearing to determine if they will create an advisory panel to amend the blood borne pathogen standard…
NL-I condensed this story. Read the whole thing at their website http://www.aidshealth.org/ As part of an ongoing campaign to require the use of condoms in adult films shot in California, AHF has been mounting a high profile advocacy campaign directly targeting the industry, including key players like Hustler’s founder Larry Flynt; it has publicly pressed…
