The Variance Process as an Economical Solution – to a Safety Problem

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - Employers who feel burdened by the requirements of a particular Title 8 safety order should consider applying to the Cal-OSH Standards Board for a permanent variance, consultant David Smith said in a recent speech. The Labor Code permits this approach, provided the applicant can show that its proposal will provide "equivalent safety" to that required by the regulation.Smith, a former member of the board, described the variance process as non-adversarial. Two on-site evaluations are mad