Hand Weeding, Scaffold Planking Petitions Headed to Committees

SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board has authorized advisory committees to study two petitions but denied a third, with some reluctance, due to concerns of the board's staff about jurisdiction and the resource-intensive nature of the petition.Hand WeedingThis petition, filed July 1 by the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF), the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO and the California Labor Federation, seeks to amend General Industry Safety Orders 3456, Hand-Held Tools