The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has authorized an advisory committee to recommend changes to Title 8 rules regulating the safety of pressure vessels. The current regulation references a national consensus standard that is more than 20 years old, and the latest standard addresses âdamage mechanismsâ that arenât in the old one. The petition was filed by …
Cal/OSHAâs Division of Occupational Safety and Healthâs announcement that it intends to start work on a permanent version of the Title 8 COVID regulation raises several questions. Stakeholders at a Thursday, September 23rd advisory got some answers and gave DOSH constructive comments on shaping the potential regulation. First and foremost, the Division clarified the timing …
Four bills related to occupational safety and health â some controversial, some not â have reached the governorâs desk. The governor has until October 10th to act on them. First, the controversial. The state Senate and Assembly have agreed on the final version of SB 606 and sent it to the governor. Authored by Senator …
Several significant pieces of legislation affecting occupational safety and health are close to passage in Californiaâs statehouse. Here is a status update, including major revisions to three of the bills. AB 701: This bill by Assemblyman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has been revised in the state Senate, where it is in its second reading. It …
The California Office of Administrative Law has approved Title 8 revisions that officially recognize technical diving in California. It takes effect on October 1st. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted the revisions at its April meeting. The revisions have been several years in the making. While the Board was in the process of adopting Fed-OSHA diving …
Senator Lena Gonzalez and co-author, Assemblyman Lorena Gonzalez, through SB 606, seek to apply Fed-OSHAâs âegregious employerâ provisions to Cal/OSHA violations. But the bill is much more than just that concept. It also would give Cal/OSHA the ability to enforce provisions of the state Labor Code directly and would empower the agency to cite employers …
A Los Angeles projectâs huge tunnel boring machines need maintenance and inspection, but also needs to keep the tunnel face pressurized. Hereâs how the construction company and Cal/OSHA have worked out procedures to keep these employees safe. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has granted a variance from several Title 8 regulations so that employees of Tutor …