Standards Board Refuses to Adopt OSHA Fall Protection Regs – Without Advisory Committee Review (Part 1)

SACRAMENTO - At its December 15 meeting and hearing, the Cal-OSH Standards Board heard of continued concern about rules for underground construction, was thanked by the business community for its reluctance to regulate ergonomic hazards and got expressions of extreme distaste for Fed-OSHA's fall protection in construction standard.The members (all six of whom were present) asked Cal-OSHA's Mining and Tunneling Unit to let those who volunteered to serve on the advisory committee for underground cons