A more than two-year quest by a Berkeley firefighter for an exemption to Cal/OSHA regulations regarding use of a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) received a boost when the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) granted him and his department an experimental variance.Harry Vernon, a 24-year veteran of the department, has been prevented from working in fire suppression because he cannot shave. Vernon suffers from Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), a painful skin conditio
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