OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
Calendar of
Activities
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITIONS
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board hereby gives public notice of receipt of the following petitions to adopt, amend or repeal regulations in the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, pursuant to the authority contained in Labor Code Section 142.2.
| File No.: | 455 |
| Petitioner: | Robert Hollenbeck, CSP, Director, Company Safety & Health |
| The Boeing Company | |
| Subject: | To amend Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5155, with regard to airborne contaminates (methyl hydrazine). |
| Date Received: | July 3, 2003 |
| File No.: | 456 |
| Petitioner: | John G. Thompson |
| Subject: | To amend Title 8, Construction Safety Orders, Sections 1637(n) and 1660(f), and General Industry Safety Orders, Sections 3277 through 3280, with regard to update of ANSI references for ladder-type and needle-beam type platforms; and fixed and portable ladders. |
| Date Received: | July 13, 2003 |
NOTICE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board hereby gives notice that
the following subjects will be considered by ad hoc advisory committees convened
to consider revisions to Cal/OSHA safety orders in Title 8 of the California
Code of Regulations.
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August 13,
2003 |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 19 with regard to automotive lifts. |
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August 19, 2003 |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, Petroleum Safety Orders, Sections 6551, 6845 and 6857, with regard to adopting the current National Board Inspection Code, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Petroleum Institute Standards 510 and 579. |
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September 12, 2003 10:00 a.m. Harris State Building Room 1304 1515 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5155, with regard to exposure limits for Methyl bromide, Allyl glicidyl ether, Coal dust, Quartz and Cyclonite.. |
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PROPOSED RULEMAKING SCHEDULED FOR UPCOMING PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Pursuant to
Government Code Section 11346.4 and the provisions of Labor Code Sections 142.1,
142.2, and 142.3, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has set the
time and place for a Public Hearing. At the Public Hearing, the Board will
consider public testimony on the proposed changes noticed below to occupational
safety and health regulations in Title 8 of the California Code of
Regulations.
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August 21,
2003
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Title 8, Chapter
4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article19, Section 1632,
and Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 2, Section 3212,
Guarding of Skylights. |
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September
18, 2003 |
Title
8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 2, Section
1523, Illumination of Nighttime Highway Construction
Projects.
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NOTICE OF REGULATIONS
APPROVED
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, as follows:
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1. |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 98, Section 5006 and New Section 5006.1, Crane Operator Qualifications and Certification. |
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Heard at the December 12, 2002, Public Hearing; adopted on May 22, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 3, 2003; and became effective on August 2, 2003. |
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| 2. | Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Articles 20 and 29, Sections 1635 and 1710, Structural Steel Erection Safety Standards. |
| Heard at the January 16, 2003, Public Hearing; adopted on May 22, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 3, 2003; and became effective on August 2, 2003. | |
| 3. | Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Articles 2 and 8, Appendix B – Plates B-14 and B-15, and Appendix C – Plates C-26-a and C-27; and Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 18, Articles 113-123; Subchapter 17, Mine Safety Orders, Articles 1 and 50-55, Appendices A and B; and Subchapter 20, Tunnel Safety Orders, Articles 2 and 20-24, Explosives. |
| Heard at the August 15, 2002, Public Hearing; adopted on May 22, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 11, 2003; and will become effective on August 10, 2003. | |
| 4. | Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Articles 2 and 21, Sections 1504, 1637 and 1640, Scaffold Design and Use. |
| Heard at the March 20, 2003, Public Hearing; adopted on May 22, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 11, 2003; and will become effective on August 10, 2003. | |
| 5. | Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders, Article 7, Section 3016; Article 20, Section 3120.6; and Article 22, Section 3122.0, Elevator Pits. |
| Heard at the January 16, 2003, Public Hearing; adopted on June 19, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 28, 2003; and will become effective on August 27, 2003. | |
| 6. | Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 4, Sections 1532, 1532.1, and 1535; and Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 9, Sections 5198, 5200, 5201, 5207, 5211, 5214, 5218, and 5220, Medical Evaluations for Respirator Users |
| Heard at the May 22, 2003, Public Hearing; adopted on June 19, 2003; filed with the Secretary of State on July 31, 2003; and will become effective on August 30, 2003. |
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