A Title 8 regulation covering the safeguarding of storage tanks in flood-prone areas is seriously outdated, the Cal/OSH Standards Board staff says in proposing an update to the safety order and cross-reference to another regulation. The proposal is in a 45-day comment period that ends with a Nov. 21 public hearing in San Diego. General …
By a majority vote following a public hearing the following revisions to a Title 8 safety order 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. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE-DRIVEN EQUIPMENT (TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS): Revisions to Construction Safety Orders …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the Cal/OSH Standards Board has adopted the following revision to a Title 8 safety order. It has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now is in the California Code of Regulations. AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS, ETHYLBENZENE: Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5155, Table AC-1, were …
Chevron Corp. has settled a criminal complaint filed by the County of Contra Costa County and the state Department of Justice on violations of the Labor Code, agreeing to pay $2 million in fines, penalties and restitution, and institute sweeping safety changes at its Richmond refinery following the devastating 2012 eruption and fire. The oil …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revision to a Title 8 safety order has been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. It has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now is in the California Code of Regulations. AEROSOL TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES RESPIRATORY EXCEPTION: The revision to General Industry Safety …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revisions 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. FIRE CONTROL, UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO NFPA 13 STANDARD, INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER …
By a majority vote following a public hearing, the following revision to a Title 8 safety order has been adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board. It has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and now is in the California Code of Regulations. WORKING ON (DISMANTLING) PRESSURIZED PIPE: The revision to General Industry Safety …
The Cal/OSH Standards Board has started the comment period on the next round of Title 8 changes to bring California in line with the Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication. The public also is being asked to weigh in on two other proposed safety order revisions, including a large decrease in the permissible exposure limit …