By a majority vote following public hearings, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following Title 8 revisions. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. INSPECTION OF PERMANENT AMUSEMENT RIDES, INCLUDING AQUATIC DEVICES: New Permanent Amusement Rides Safety Orders 3195.1 through 3195.14 were …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has published for public comment a significant revision of the Construction and General Industry safety orders to address a hazard that has come into focus – fatal falls through skylights and roof openings. The proposal will be part of an Aug. 21 public hearing by the Standards Board in Sacramento. A …
Inspection sweeps conducted by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in the construction and agriculture industries were down last year over 2001, according to information released to COR by the Division. Total inspections, alleged violations and proposed penalties all were down sharply in both industries. But overall inspection activity in construction (including programmed …
More than three years after the Cal/OSH Advisory Committee authorized it, an advisory committee is set to meet later this month to consider proposed Title 8 revisions designed to protect workers from winch accidents. The committee was authorized in March 2000 based on a petition by Thomas Mitchell of Custom Spooling Specialists to require “level …
The state Senate Labor and Industrial Relations committee will consider two occupational safety and health bills at its July 9 hearing. AB 1719, a follow-up bill to AB 2837, and AB 572, which would strengthen protections for workplace safety and health whistleblowers, both will be heard by the committee. The hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. …
Faith Holzmann, loss prevention specialist for Catholic Healthcare West in San Francisco asks, “Has there been a change in the requirement for fit testing – are we now to do annual fit testing as a result of SARS?” At the June meeting of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee, Len Welsh, acting chief of the Division of …
At its June 19 meeting in Sacramento, the Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted a shortened variance consent calendar. The board removed five items at the request of member Art Murray, who was not able to attend the meeting. The board will vote on the items at its July 17 meeting in Los Angeles. The lone variance …
Under a final rule published June 30 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, employers will not have to record musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in a separate column on their Log 300 form. The rule will take effect Jan. 1, 2004. California and other state-plan states will have six months from that date to adopt …