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.: | 439 |
| Petitioner: | Susan
E. Emrich and Terry
G. Mahn Fish & Richardson P.C. |
| Subject: | To amend Title 8, Electrical Safety Orders Section 2305.4, with regard to approval of electrical equipment used in sewer and pipeline environments. |
| Date Received: | December 31, 2001 |
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| File No.: | 440 |
| Petitioner: | Robert
E. Raymer P.E. California Building Industry Association |
| Subject: | To amend Title 8, California Code of Regulations, with regard to establishment of a uniform fall protection "trigger height" of fifteen (15) ft. |
| Date Received: | January 11, 2002 |
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.
| DATE, TIME AND LOCATION | SUBJECT | CONTACT |
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To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, Mine Safety Orders, Articles 6, 7 and 10, with regard to mine safety regulations. |
Richard Hughes Principal Safety Engineer Mining and Tunneling Unit (530) 895-6938 |
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February
15, 2002
| To propose a new Title 8 regulation with regard to heat stress. | Bob
Barish Senior Industrial Hygienist Research & Standards Health Unit (415) 703-5161 |
| March
1, 2002 10:00 a.m. Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street 2nd Floor, Meeting Room 1304 Oakland, CA |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5155, with regard to airborne contaminants. | Bruce
Wallace Senior Industrial Hygienist - DOSH Research and Standards Health Unit (415) 703-5165 |
CAL/OSHA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Department of Industrial Relations' Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee, which meets monthly, provides a means for discussing issues related to the Cal/OSHA program. Any interested person is invited to attend. Agenda items must be submitted in writing to John Howard, Chief, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, two weeks in advance of the meeting.
| DATE, TIME AND LOCATION | SUBJECT |
CONTACT |
March 7, 2002 9:30 a.m. State Compensation Insurance Fund 1275 Market Street San Francisco, CA |
To discuss current Cal/OSHA program issues. |
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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.
| February
21, 2002 11:00 a.m. Cal/EPA Building Sierra Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA |
Title
8, Chapter 4, Subchapter
4, Construction Safety
Orders, Article 3,
Section 1527, Washing
Facilities at Construction
Jobsites.
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 7, Section 3291(f), Permanent Rooftop Installations – Use of Roof Tie-backs on Buildings. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 100, Section 5034, Crane and Derrick Adjustments and Repairs.
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| March
21, 2002 11:00 a.m. Harris State Building Auditorium 1515 Clay Street Oakland, CA |
Title
8, Chapter 4, Subchapter
7, General Industry
Safety Orders, Article
3, Section 3241(a),
Live
Loads.
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 27, Sections 3700 and 3702, Seatbelt Requirement for Farm Labor Vehicles. |
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:
1. Title 8; Chapter 4; Subchapter 7; General Industry Safety Orders; Articles 14, 90, 91, 92, 93 and 96; Sections 3472(b), 4884, 4885, 4886, 4907(b)(2), 4924(b), 4965, 4966 and 4968; Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment With Regard to Manufacture Dates; and the Use of Load Indicating and Load Moment Devices.
Heard at the July 19, 2001, Public Hearing; adopted on November 15, 2001; filed with the Secretary of State on January 3, 2002; and became effective on February 2, 2002.
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