Next week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will vote and likely approve emergency revisions to the Title 8 standard on preventing occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica. The revisions aim to get a handle on illnesses and fatalities in the engineered stone industry. Engineered stone is the predominant material for countertops in the United States and …
Bruce Wick of Housing Contractors of California recently said that Cal/OSHA still hasnât âgotten it rightâ on specific aspects of its indoor heat illness prevention proposal. Ahead of a November 28th deadline for comments on the second 15-day notice of proposed modifications to the proposal, stakeholders explained to the Standards Board what they think needs …
Cal/OSHA has published further revisions to its long-delayed indoor heat illness prevention proposal. The Standards Board is accepting comments until November 28th. The Standards Board intends to adopt the final proposal in the first quarter 2024. The main changes to the exceptions portion of the proposalâs Scope and Application are subsection (a). The regulation would …
Safety professionals and employer representatives continue to question the assumptions underlying Cal/OSHAâs proposed revisions to its lead standards. At the October meeting of the Standards Board, they pressed the agency to justify the dramatic revisions proposed for both the lead permissible exposure limit and action level. And they again protested what they assert was a …
A Cal/OSHA requirement on construction personnel hoists is hopelessly outdated, so says a large provider of scaffolding services and hoisting equipment. It contends the requirement is hindering its ability to serve clients. BrandSafway, based in Atlanta, Georgia, petitioned the Standards Board to revise Construction Safety Orders §1604.21 to match the latest version of the American …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has granted a variance to Calistogaâs Sterling Vineyards to install a high-tech gondola system that surpasses outdated Title 8 requirements. The Board has granted similar variances to several other employers in recent years. Sterling, owned by Treasury Wine Estates Americas Co., is installing a 2,816-foot detachable grip gondola tramway at the …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published a second 15-day notice of proposed modification on the ambitious and controversial revisions to its lead standards. But how far do the new changes go toward addressing the concerns of employers? Comments are due to the Board later this month. The rulemaking project includes Construction Safety Orders §1532.1 and …
While acknowledging âproductiveâ meetings with Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health on addressing concerns over the indoor heat illness proposal, employer representatives, especially in construction, say there are remaining issues and more work needs to be done. The Division, meanwhile, says many of those concerns have already been addressed. It is unclear if the …