Committee Approved for Elevator Rope Issue, Denied for – Crane Brackets

SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved a petition decision that will result in an advisory committee to consider updating a 100-year-old standard regarding elevator and counterweight ropes.But it denied as unnecessary a petition for an advisory committee to help clarify requirements for falsework removal brackets used on cranes.The denied petition was filed by Tom Konecsni, chair of the Associated General Contractors' Safety and Health Council, and sought clarification on four questio