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.:	436
Petitioner:	Sam Iler
	AGC Safety Committee Chair
Subject:	To amend Title 8, Construction Safety Orders, Section 1630(a), with regard to Elevators for Hoisting Workers.
Date Received	August 10, 2001

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

September 5, 2001 10:00 a.m. Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street 2^nd Floor, Conference Room A Oakland, CA	To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5162, with regard to emergency eyewash and shower equipment.	Deborah Gold Senior Industrial Hygienist - DOSH Research and Standards Development Unit (415) 703-5115
September 21, 2001 10:00 a.m. 455 Golden Gate Avenue 10^th Floor Conference Room San Francisco, CA	To consider proposed amendments to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5155, with regard to permissible exposure limits for airborne containments.	Bruce Wallace Senior Industrial Hygienist - DOSH Research and Standards Development Unit (415) 703-5165
September 26, 2001 9:30 a.m. Cal/OSHA Training Room 1304 Elihu Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street, 2^nd Floor Rooms B C & D Oakland, CA	Title 8 Reform Project to consider proposals regarding the rules and criteria used in the reform of Title 8, Chapter 4.	Hans Boersma Senior Safety Engineer Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (916) 274-5723
October 2, 2001 10:00 a.m. Elihu Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street, 2^nd Floor Rooms B C &D Oakland, CA	To propose a new Title 8, regulation with regard to heat stress.	Bob Barish Senior Industrial Hygienist Research & Standards Health Unit (415) 703-5161
October 31, 2001 9:30 a.m. & November, 1, 2001 8:30 a.m. Div. of Occupational Safety & 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 Senior Engineer - Standards Occupational Safety &   Health Standards Board (916) 274-5724

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
October 4, 2001 9:30 a.m. CALTRANS Auditorium 2829 Juan Street San Diego, CA	To discuss current Cal/OSHA program issues.	John Howard Chief, DOSH (415) 703-5100

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.

September 20, 2001 10:00 a.m. California State Building Carmel Room 320 West 4^th Street Los Angeles, CA

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Articles 7, Section 3340(c) and (d), Accident Prevention Signs. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 9, Section 3362, General Sanitation Requirements for Mold.

October 18, 2001 10:00 a.m. Harris State Building Auditorium 1515 Clay Street Oakland, CA

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders, Article 13, Section 3089; and Title 24, Part 7, California Elevator Safety Construction Code, Article 7-13, Section 7-3089, Escalators, Clearance Between Skirt and Step. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 25, Sections 3650 and 3664, Operating Rules for Industrial Trucks. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 91, Section 4885, Definition of Trolley Suspended Hoists.

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, Article 109, Section 5193, Bloodborne Pathogens.
	Heard at the June 21, 2001 Public Hearing; adopted on July 19, 2001; filed with the Secretary of State on August 3, 2001; and became effective on August 3, 2001.
2.	Title 8, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5, Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders, Article 3, Section 2320(a) and High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders, Article 36, Section 2941(f), Electrical Worker Apparel and Use of a Ground-Based Observer When Performing Rubber Gloving Operations on Energized Conductors/Equipment.
	Heard at the April 19, 2001 Public Hearing; adopted on July 19, 2001; filed with the Secretary of State on August 27, 2001; and will become effective on September 26, 2001.
3.	Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders, Article 1, Section 3000, Article 2, Section 3001, Article 6, Section 3009, Article 15, Sections 3093 through 3093.60, and Article 36, Section 3136; and Title 24, Part 7, California Elevator Safety Construction Code, Article 7-6, Section 7-3009, Article 7-15, Sections 7-3093 through 7-3093.60, and Article 7-36, Section 7-3136, Special Access Elevators and Lifts.
	Heard at the February 22, 2001 Public Hearing; adopted on April 19, 2001; filed with the Secretary of State on August 29, 2001; and will become effective on September 28, 2001.

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