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Employer Reps Good With Cal/OSHA Emergency Action Plan Proposal

A Cal/OSHA proposal to tweak the Title 8 requirements for employer emergency action plans received favorable comments at its public hearing. Representatives of employer groups are feeling positive. It is now on its way to board adoption, as soon as March. The proposal would revise General Industry Safety Orders §3220(b)(4) on evacuation procedures. The safety order … Read More »

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High-Tech Hoists for SoCal Tunnel Builder Gets Cal/OSHA Variance

Cal/OSHA has granted a variance from Title 8 safety orders for a set of construction personnel hoists that will be installed in three Southern California tunnel projects. The employer needs the variance because the automatic hoists, similar to conventional elevators, are contrary to current requirements for a hoist operator using hand controls to move the … Read More »

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Standards Board Votes on Safety Variances Sought by Two Employers

Although the Cal/OSH Standards Board routinely grants dozens of Title 8 variances each month, the vast majority of them are related to elevators. Recently the board took action on two non-elevator requests, granting one and denying the other. Granted was a permanent variance to San Diego Gas & Electric, allowing the utility to use pressurized … Read More »

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Petition on Shoring Safety

OAKLAND – The Cal/OSH Standards Board has denied a petition from Daniel Gallet of Corona to amend the Construction Safety Orders to ensure that plywood used in excavation shoring does not deteriorate when being placed. The board’s reasoning? Title 8 already covers the hazards Gallet describes. Gallet petitioned the board for changes to CSO §1541.1(d)(1) … Read More »

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‘Catwalks’ Exception for Ceiling Work

Satisfied that staff allayed their concerns voiced at a July meeting, two members of the Cal/OSH Standards Board voted along with their colleagues to approve an exception to the General Industry Safety Orders for work done in ceiling spaces. Under current rules, such work must include a catwalk to keep workers safe. It’s illogical under … Read More »

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Most Cited, Most Appealed Safety Orders of 2015

The Injury and Illness Prevention Program standards for general industry and construction accounted for 30% of the most cited Title 8 Safety Orders in 2015. IIPP violations rank in the top three of the most-cited regulations. In fact, the top five such standards remained the same as 2014, although the number of violations Cal/OSHA issued is … Read More »

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Final OK on ‘Adequate Design’ Rule

California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final regulatory approval to a Title 8 revision aimed at clarifying the term “adequate design” of machinery and equipment. The change is effective April 1, 2016. The lack of clarity could create confusion for employers on how to comply and created confusion for Cal/OSHA after an employer was … Read More »

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Standards Board Approves Three Regulatory Revisions

COSTA MESA – The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted three Title 8 rule changes at its January 21 meeting. They include a definition of the term “adequate design” to prevent equipment failure; clarified guarding requirements for portable circular saws; and new signage rules for paper plant conveyors. The adoptions must be approved by the state Office … Read More »

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