New petitions to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board seek engineering controls for a common task in healthcare settings, and for warning signs at construction sites about respiratory protection. The Board has six months to take action on these petitions. A petition from California Nurses for Environmental Health & Justice (CNEH&J) would require the use of fume …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board will hold advisory talks starting on April 1st to discuss whether the Title 8 standards for construction personnel hoists contain outdated sections. The action is based on a 2021 petition by elevator consultant Ronald High of San Diego, who says that the standards, Construction Safety Orders § § 1604 and 1605, …
Rules intended to preserve procedures particularly peculiar to the professional diving community in California are set to become effective on January 1st, 2026. The revisions modify General Industry Safety Orders §§ 6050, 6051, 6052, 6054, and 6056. This regulatory saga dates back to 2014, when Fed-OSHA informed Standards Board staff that California’s regulations were not …
California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final approval to Cal/OSHA’s Confined Spaces in Construction revisions, which the Standards Board adopted in September. The rulemaking package takes effect on January 1st, 2026. The revisions to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1951, 1952, 1953, and General Industry Safety Orders § 5156 have a long history, dating back …
The Office of Administrative Law and the Cal/OSHA Standards Board withdrew from consideration the “Confined Space in Construction Clean-up” rulemaking, which the Board adopted in April. Board staff had to reword several sections. It issued a 15-Day Notice of Proposed Modifications. Stakeholder comments on the changes are due by August 25th. Pulling back a package …