OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
BOARD
Calendar o f Activities
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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DATE,
TIME AND LOCATION |
SUBJECT |
CONTACT |
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October 31,
2001 9:30 a.m. and November
1, 2001 8:30 a.m. Division of
Occupational Safety and Health Education and
Training Center 2211 Park
Towne Circle, Suite 5 Sacramento, CA |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, Construction Safety Orders, Section 1710,
Structural Steel Erection, with regard to controlled decking zones, multiple
lift rigging, and shinning (vertical
climbing) columns. |
George
Hauptman Occupational
Safety & Health Standards Board |
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November 6,
2001 9:30 a.m. Cal/OSHA
Training Room 2211 Park
Towne Circle, Suite 5 Sacramento, CA |
To consider proposed
amendments to Title 8, Construction Safety Orders, Section 1712, with regard
to reinforcing steel and other similar projections. |
Hans
Boersma Standards |
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November 9,
2001 10:00 a.m. California
State Building 455 Golden
Gate Avenue 10th
Floor Conference Room San Francisco,
CA |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety
Orders, Section 5155, with regard to airborne contaminants. |
Bruce
Wallace Development Unit |
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November 13,
2001 10:00 a.m. California
State Building 1515 Clay
Street, 13th floor Division
Training Room Oakland, CA |
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety
Orders, Section 3362, with regard to general sanitation requirements for
mold. |
Bob
Nakamura Development Unit |
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November 29,
2001 8:30 a.m. and November 30,
2001 8:30 a.m. Division of
Occupational Safety and Health Education and
Training Center 2211 Park
Towne Circle, Suite 4 Sacramento, CA |
To consider
proposed amendments to Title 8, Mine Safety Orders, Sections 6950 through 6981,
with regard to mine safety regulations. |
Richard
Hughes Principal
Safety Engineer Mining
and Tunneling Unit (503)
895-6938 |
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.
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DATE,
TIME AND LOCATION |
SUBJECT |
CONTACT |
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December 6, 2001 9:30 a.m. State
Compensation Insurance Fund 1275 Market
St. |
To
discuss current Cal/OSHA program issues. |
John Howard |
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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November 15, 2001 10:00 a.m. State Building Auditorium 1350 Front Street San Diego, CA |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article
29, Section 1718 and Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety
Orders, Article 98, Section 4995,
Riding on Loads. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article
3, Section 3251, Refrigerator
Vehicles. |
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December 13, 2001 10:00 a.m. State Resources Building Auditorium 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders,
Article 3, Section 2320.2,
Energized Equipment or Systems with Respect
to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Safeguards. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article
24, Sections 3641(f) and 3648(o), Orchard Man-Lifts. |
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 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 28, Section 1698(e)(1)
and (2), Mortar, Plaster or Fireproofing
Mixer Grid Guards. |
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Heard at the
July 19, 2001 Public Hearing; adopted on September 20, 2001; filed with the
Secretary of State on October 23, 2001; and will become effective on November
22, 2001. |
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2. |
Title 8; Chapter
4; Subchapter 13; Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders; Articles 1, 1.5,
2, 4, 5, 7 and 12; Sections 6249, 6251, 6260, 6262, 6270, 6272, 6281,
6282, 6283, 6290, 6295, 6328, 6329 and Appendix A; Amendments
to the Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders with Regard to Logging Operations. |
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Heard at
the February 22, 2001 Public Hearing; adopted on September 20, 2001;
filed with |
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