The Cal/OSH Standards Board will hold a public hearing July 20 on a major set of proposed revisions to Construction Safety Orders 1637 and 1658, Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry. The board will meet at 10 a.m. at the State Building in downtown San Diego.Section 1637 covers the use, construction, design, erection and dismantling of scaffolds. A new subsection (u) is proposed to prohibit work on scaffolds during inclement weather "unless a qualified person has determined that i
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