Standards Board’s Public Hearing on Hoistway Doors, Ladder Proposals

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

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 current ANSI standard for portable ladders, A14.10-2000, permits the use of Type IAA ladders, with a weight capacity of 375 pounds. But California employers may not use

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