Proposed Withdrawal of TB Reg Could Have “Huge Impact” on Employers

OAKLAND -- The Division of Occupational Safety and Health plans to withdraw General Industry Safety Orders 5147 in response to Fed-OSHA's withdrawal of a proposed tuberculosis (TB) standard, Supervising Industrial Hygienist Steve Smith told the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee.But the move could catch health care providers unaware and out of compliance with the new applicable standard, 5144, several health community representatives told DOSH officials.As we reported in our Jan. 9 issue (p. 8128), F