At its Nov. 21 meeting in San Diego, the Cal/OSH Standards Board granted four variances from Title 8 regulations, and denied another as unnecessary. The latter action was in response to a variance application from the City of Los Angeles’ General Services Department. The variance became unnecessary when the Standards Board adopted emergency regulations regarding …
SAN DIEGO — The long journey from an idea whose time has come to concrete action was completed for ironworker Kenny Scheidecker Nov. 21 when the Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted his proposal to require hand washing facilities in conjunction with portable toilets at construction sites. Scheidecker was at the meeting and listened as a lobbyist …
SAN DIEGO — An administrative law judge (ALJ) has dismissed a citation for an alleged willful/serious violation against a Redding lounge for allowing patrons to smoke in defiance of the state workplace smoking ban. ALJ Manuel Melgoza said the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) did not have the authority to directly enforce state …
SAN DIEGO — By a majority vote following a public hearing, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING: Revisions to High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders …
SAN DIEGO — The public had little to say about two new proposed safety order revisions at a hearing before the Cal/OSH Standards Board Nov. 21 in San Diego. The only comment came regarding a proposal to revise General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) 3279 and 3280, updating the referenced standard regarding portable ladders. The most …
SAN DIEGO — The Cal/OSH Standards Board has released a preliminary schedule for 2003. As in 2002, the board is holding half its meetings in Sacramento, due to travel restrictions caused by budget restraints. In fact, said Standards Board Executive Officer John MacLeod, many state agencies are holding more monthly meetings in the state capital, …
SAN DIEGO — Fed-OSHA has published a request for comments and information from the public to help it address occupational exposures to the toxic metal beryllium. The lightweight metal can cause lung cancer and skin disease. It is used in the aerospace, nuclear and manufacturing industries. Beryllium can be found in dental appliances, golf clubs, …
OAKLAND — Advocates and opponents of revising California’s ergonomics regulation laid out their cases Nov. 15 at a “working group” convened by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. The board formed the group to help guide it in its decision on what to do about a petition by the California Labor Federation (CLF) to substantially revise the …