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 …
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 …
COSTA MESA – The Cal/OSH Standards Board declined to give regulatory imprimatur to a device that is designed to prevent workers from one of the most horrific deaths – being pulled into wood chippers. But it has authorized an advisory committee to study whether such “passive” devices should be required in Title 8. Jeff Buchanan, …
COSTA MESA – As America’s infrastructure ages, the Federal Highway Association estimates that deterioration costs the country close to $300 billion – with a “B” – per year. An essential measure to protect these critical structures against corrosion is a protective coating. But are the workers who apply these coatings being adequately protected? A union …
California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final approval to two Title 8 revisions adopted in July by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. The provisions were adopted under the state’s Horcher rule, meaning they become effective as soon as OAL approves them. Horcher rules are virtually verbatim versions of Fed-OSHA standards. In this case, both are …
Just days after filing an extension of its emergency regulation on abatement credits for Title 8 violations, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has moved to make the new rules permanent. The action is within the comment period that ends October 9 with a public hearing in Oakland. Last year’s AB 1634 mandates the …
The Office of Administrative Law has granted final approval to Title 8 revisions adopted by Cal/OSHA on electrical safety at fuel stations. The new regs are effective on October 1. The changes come as part of its continuing efforts to adopt the Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication (GHS). The adoption affects workplaces with electrical …
PASADENA – The Cal/OSH Standards Board adopted three revisions to Title 8 safety orders at its July 16 meeting, two of them under “Horcher” provisions taking language verbatim from Fed-OSHA revisions. They include, listing the Horcher adoptions first: A revision to Construction Safety Orders §1710 to bring it in line with the federal counterpart standard, …