“Monumental Task” Gets Started with Title 8 Advisory Committee Meeting

OAKLAND - The process of making California's occupational safety and health code easier to use began in earnest June 28 with the first meeting of an advisory committee representing a broad spectrum of employers and employee representatives.It could take half a decade to reform Title 8. Even then, the end product might not meet "the final goal of an easily usable" title, simply because of its sheer volume, said committee chairman Hans Boersma, senior engineer for the Cal/OSH Standar