Exposure to Cotton Dust, an Ottsa and a Variance

SAN PABLO, CA - At its Los Angeles meeting September 22, the Cal-OSH Standards Board approved a permanent variance from General Industry 5190(h)(2), cotton dust, to Dishal, Inc., dba Quality Felt Co. of Oakland. The firm employs workers to process waste cotton into bedding material. In 1984, Cal-OSHA issued it an Order to Take Special Action (OTTSA) based on 5155(f) for medical surveillance for all employees exposed to cotton dust. The program required an initial medical examination similar to the examina