CA Firefighters Want Cal-OSHA to Stand by Their Men

BERKELEY - Correspondence between Dan Terry, president of California Professional Firefighters (CPF), and Cal-OSH Chief John Howard on the subject of standby men to back up those working in known IDLH atmospheres (immediately dangerous to life and health) was made available to those who attended the September 5 advisory committee meeting.Twice, Terry has asked that Cal-OSHA interpret GISO 5144(g) as requiring at least two standby persons. In the second letter he cited a memorandum for state desig