Consensus on Title 8 Reforms

SACRAMENTO -- An advisory committee considering reforms in the format of Title 8 reached consensus on elements proposed by the Cal/OSH Standards Board staff. The reform concept will be submitted to the board this summer for its consideration.Committee chairman Hans Boersma said most of the reform elements were accepted as proposed. (See NEWS, May 31, 2002, p. 7803.) They include:*Creating a Title 8 index and placing it in a newly formed Subchapter 1.*Identifying rules that apply to all employ