The Cal/OSH Standards Board granted two variances to Title 8 regulations at its March 18 meeting, allowing the use of vacuum-mounted drills on potentially asbestos-containing walls and permitting flat-bottom silos for rice storage.The first variance was granted to Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, from Construction Safety Order 1529(g)(9)(E) and 1529(h)(1)(E), regarding the need to use respirators when drilling holes in walls that may contain asbestos.The hospital is a multi-unit stru
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