Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved standards

After proceedings held in accordance with and pursuant to authority vested in Sections 142, 142.3 and 142.4 of the Labor Code to implement, interpret, or make specific, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, by a majority vote, adopted additions, revisions or deletions to the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Chapter 4.

The following is a list of approved regulations updated monthly. Click on the name of the regulation(s) to access the language in strikeout/underline form and the adoption, approval and effective dates. Strikeout language indicates language deleted from the proposed Title 8 regulation and underlined language indicates language added to the proposed Title 8 regulation.

For more information regarding the development of Occupational Safety and Health regulations, e-mail oshsb@dir.ca.gov.

Electrical Safety Orders, Group 1 Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders (effective May 5, 2008)

Section 1524 Drinking Water in Construction (effective August 29, 2008)

Section 1597 Jobsite Vehicles--Scope and Application (effective April 4, 2008)

Sections 1604.24 and 1604.26 Construction Personnel Hoists (Car Top Operations) (effective August 16, 2008)

Section 1710(k)(2) Permanent Flooring--Skeleton Steel Construction in Tiered Buildings (effective June 6, 2008)

Sections 3000, 3001, 3009, 3094.2, 3120.6, and 3137
New Sections 3140, 3141, 3141.1 through 3141.13, 3142, 3142.1, 3142.2, 3143, 3144, 3145, and 3146 Revisions to the Elevator Safety Orders (effective May 1, 2008)

Section 3214 and Figure E-1 of Section 3231 Stair Railing Design (effective January 3, 2008)

Section 3228 Number of Exits (effective April 4, 2008)

Section 3270 Safe Access to Elevated Locations (effective March 30, 2008)

Section 3649 Definition of Agricultural Tractor (effective September 3, 2008)

Sections 4297 and 4300 and New Section 4300.1 Table Saws (effective July 30, 2008)

Sections 4885, 4924, and 5004(e)(3) Mobile Crane Load Safety Devices (effective August 16, 2008)

Sections 5178 and 6775 Static Electricity (effective September 25, 2008)

Section 7016(c) Brakes on Haulage Vehicles--Maintenance (effective May 11, 2008)

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