Injury and Illness Prevention Program violations – alleged, that is – continue to be the most cited Title 8 safety orders, according to statistics recently released by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. There are an estimated 3,000 Title 8 standards that Cal/OSHA can cite under. Final citation statistics for 2014 were not available …
SACRAMENTO – A potential regulation to require that construction employers account for the whereabouts of their employees out in the field when working alone or in isolation and which requires they have communication and a means of emergency assistance, hasn’t met the necessity test, said stakeholders at a June 2 meeting. While a handful of …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board is taking the next step in completing Title 8’s transition to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of hazard communication with a proposal that will affect workplaces with electrical equipment in hazardous locations and that store flammable and combustible liquids. The Standards Board will hold a public hearing on the proposal on …
Ken Middleton, senior safety specialist for the County of Sacramento, forwards the following question of a somewhat philosophical nature regarding standards and regulations. Here’s what he asks: “Whether referencing the Cal/OSHA Title 8 regulations or federal OSHA regulations, the word ‘standards’ is quite often used in reference to the regulations. “In California, the Occupational Safety …
In April, Cal/OSH Standards Board management representative Bill Jackson voiced concerns over a proposal to update a standard on personal protective devices because, he thinks, if the board was going to change one set of requirements, it should review all Title 8 PPE requirements for uniformity. That way, the requirements would be less confusing to …
California’s Office of Administrative Law has given final approval to changes to number of Title 8 safety orders incorporating the Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication into Cal/OSHA standards. The GHS standards were adopted in two packages – those related to safety and others related to health – at the March 20 meeting of the …
Here is the list of Cal/OSHA’s most often cited and appealed violations for 2013. The accompanying charts help us tell you the whole story. Most Cited: The Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard remains the most-cited Title 8 standard, a position it traditionally holds. In fact, the number of violations the Division of Occupational Safety and …
By a majority vote following public hearings, the following changes to Title 8 safety orders have been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. They have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now are in the California Code of Regulations. N-METHYLPYRROLIDONE: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5155 were heard at the July …