March Public Hearing on Free-Fall Distance, Low-Profile Tractor Proposals

SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board has scheduled St. Patrick's Day for a public hearing on two new proposed safety order revisions. One would increase the free-fall distance for personal fall arrest systems and the other would clarify requirements for low-profile tractors.The fall arrest proposal would revise Construction Safety Orders 1670 and was requested by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Current 1670(b)(11)(B) requires that personal fall arrest systems be configured so th