Cal/OSHA Adopts Emergency Silica Rules
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has unanimously adopted revisions to the Title 8 silica standard that are intended to protect workers in the engineered stone industry. If approved as expected by …
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New Rules: Vote on Silica ETS This Month
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 …
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More Heat on Indoor Proposal
Bruce Wick of Housing Contractors of California recently said that Cal/OSHA still hasn’t “gotten it right” 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 …
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New Changes to Indoor Heat Proposal
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 proposal’s Scope and Application are subsection (a). The regulation would …
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The 4 Billion Lead Debate Controversy
Safety professionals and employer representatives continue to question the assumptions underlying Cal/OSHA’s 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 …
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Petition Seeks Construction Hoist Tweak
A Cal/OSHA requirement on construction personnel hoists is hopelessly outdated, so says a large provider of scaffolding services and hoisting equipment.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 …
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Another Cal/OSHA Gondola Variance
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has granted a variance to Calistoga’s 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 …
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More Lead Changes – Anything Big?
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 …
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