Labor Federation Opts Out of Title 8 Advisory Committee Process

The California Labor Federation (CLF) has notified the Cal/OSH Standards Board that it will not participate in an advisory committee embarking on a long-term project to reform the state's occupational safety and health code.In a Sept. 25 letter to committee chairman Hans Boersma, Labor Fed President Tom Rankin said other safety and health issues should take priority over Title 8 reform. He also questioned "the efficiency of reorganizing Title 8 by committee," and asked whether the p