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Decades Old Elevator Revise Finally Published

Before the recent Cal/OSHA Standards Board meeting in Santa Rosa, Cal-OSHA Reporter asked a stakeholder about what could come next on the rulemaking calendar. Many projects have been delayed by recent events – postponements and pandemics. What about the Group V Elevator Safety Orders, which could dislodge the mind-numbing monthly necessity of granting variances for … Read More »

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Final Approval for Confined Spaces Reg

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 … Read More »

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Real-World Data from Experimental Variance?

An advisory committee that is calling for more data so that it can decide how best to regulate autonomous vehicles in California agriculture could get valuable information from an experimental variance now under consideration by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Agtonomy, a South San Francisco company represented on the Cal/OSHA committee, has applied … Read More »

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Revising Variance Rules

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is updating its rules governing variance requests and hearings, including the introduction of an online portal to submit variance requests. The Board processes hundreds of variances every year, the overwhelming number related to elevators. “To improve efficiency, the Standards Board will make an optional online Variance Management System (VIMS) available to … Read More »

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Revisions to ‘Egregious,’ Enterprise Violations and Penalties Proposal

In response to comments last summer to its proposal to establish “egregious’ and enterprise-wide violations, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language. The Director’s Regulation is not yet in formal rulemaking. DOSH will hold a virtual advisory meeting on March 25th to discuss the changes. The revisions to §§ 332.4, … Read More »

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New Deadline on Silica Comments

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has extended the deadline for receiving comments on its second 15-day notice of proposed modifications to the silica proposal. The new deadline is November 13th. The proposal makes permanent revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5204 to address silica exposures in the engineered stone industry that have killed dozens of California … Read More »

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