OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
2001 APPROVED REGULATIONS

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.


Section 1504 and 3622
Structural and Scaffold Planks 
                Posted - 7/12/01

Effective Date
7/19/01


Section 1541.1
Requirements for Trench Shoring Systems
                 Posted - 4/13/01

Effective Date
5/9/01


Section 1629
Double Cleat Ladders
                Posted - 4/5/01

Effective Date
4/25/01


Section 1637 and 1658
Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry                Posted - 4/13/01

Effective Date
5/6/01

Section 1698(e)1 and (2)
Mortar, Plaster or Fireproofing Mixer Grid Guards
               Posted - 11/7/01

Effective Date
11/22/01

Section 1710(a) and 4999
The Securing of Loads Prior to Release from Cranes and
Other Hoisting Apparatus
               Posted - 8/1/01

Effective Date
8/24/01

Section 1714 and 1715
Precast Concrete Construction
                Posted - 7/12/01

Effective Date
8/1/01

Section 1716.1(f)(1)
Approval of Structural Wood Framing System Erection Plans
                Posted - 2/1/01

Effective Date
2/28/01

Section 2320.2
The Use of Barriers and Insulated Gloves
                Posted - 1/25/01
Effective Date
2/15/01

Sections 2320.2(a) and 2941(f)
Electrical Worker Apparel and Use of a Ground-Based Observer When
Performing Rubber Gloving Operations on Energized Conductors/Equipment
                Posted - 9/10/01

Effective Date
9/26/01

Sections 2943
Confined Space Requirements for Manholes, Vaults, or Similar Structures
                Posted - 10/9/01

Effective Date
10/26/01

Sections 3000, 3001, 3009, 3093 through 3093.60 and 3136
Special Access Elevators and Lifts                Posted - 9/10/01

Effective Date
9/28/01

Section 3071(j)(1)(E)
Test of Firefighters' Service                Posted - 4/5/01

Effective Date
4/28/01

Section 3340(c) and (d)
Accident Prevention Signs                Posted - 11/13/01

Effective Date
12/8/01

Sections 3465(a), 3472 and 3475
Marine Terminals                 Posted - 3/20/01

Effective Date
3/6/01

Section 3469
Powered Industrial Truck Training for Marine Terminal Operations                Posted - 10/9/01

Effective Date
10/27/01

Section 3482
Bulk Storage of Loose Material                Posted - 2/15/01

Effective Date
3/10/01


Section 3646(e)
Working From or On Top of An Elevating Work Platform
Guardrail            Posted - 1/25/01

Effective Date
2/22/01

Section 4188(b)
Specific Definitions for Power Operated Presses                   Posted - 5/15/01

Effective Date
6/7/01

Section 4296
Automatic Starting of Woodworking Machines and Equipment After
Power Failure
                Posted - 9/10/01

Effective Date
10/5/01

Section 4889
Warning Devices for Overhead Cranes
 
               Posted - 12/12/00

Effective Date
1/4/01

Section 5031
Crane Inspection Records                 Posted - 12/5/01

Effective Date
12/29/01

Section 5155
Airborne Contaminants                Posted - 1/8/01

Effective Date
2/3/01

Section 5157, 5158 and 8355
Confined Spaces                Posted - 5/4/01

Effective Date
5/25/01

Section 5193
Proposed Revision to Title 8 Section 5193 Bloodborne Pathogens                Posted - 8/7/01

Effective Date
8/3/01

Section 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                Posted - 11/7/01

Effective Date
11/23/01

 

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