January 20, 2005 agenda

Public meeting/public hearing/business meeting of the
Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

If you have questions regarding any of the following agenda items, please contact
Bernie Osburn at (916) 274-5721

January 20, 2005
Office Building 9
744 P Street
Auditorium, Room 102
Sacramento, CA 95814
10:00 a.m.

Call to order and introductions

Public meeting (open for public comment)

This portion of the public meeting is open to any interested person to propose new or revised standards to the Board or to make any comment concerning occupational safety and health (Labor Code Section 142.2).

This portion of the meeting is also open to any person who wishes to address the Board on any item on today’s Business Meeting Agenda (Government Code Section 11125.7)

B.

Adjournment of the public meeting

Public hearing (open for public comment)

A.

B.

Explanation of procedures

Proposed safety standards (revisions, additions, deletions)

general industry safety orders
chapter 4, subchapter 7, article 76
section 4650(d)
Compressed gas (oxygen) cylinder storage

logging and sawmill safety orders
chapter 4, subchapter13, article 1.5
section 6251
First aid requirements for fixed sawmill operations

Adjournment of the Public Hearing

The purpose of the business meeting is for the board to conduct its monthly business.

Proposed safety orders for adoption

general industry safety orders
chapter 4, subchapter 7, article 104
section 5144
Controlled negative pressure (CNP) redon fit
testing procedures
(heard at the December 16, 2004 public hearing in Sacramento)

general industry safety orders
chapter 4, subchapter 7, article 107
section 5144
Fit-testing for m. tuberculosis
(heard at the December 16, 2004 public hearing in Sacramento)

Proposed safety orders for emergency adoption

general industry safety orders
chapter 4, subchapter 7, article 13
section 3456
Handweeding

Proposed petition decision for adoption

1.

Gene Barfield
American Society of Safety Engineers
(Petition No. 463)

Proposal to amend Title 8 to adopt or otherwise recognize the most current versions of five American National Standards Institute consensus standards.

Proposed variance decisions for adoption

1.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

Wyle Laboratories
(OSHSB File No. 04-V-029)

California State University Northridge
(OSHSB file no. 04-V-033)

88 South Broadway, LLC
(OSHSB file no. 04-V-035)

Ukiah Unified School District
(OSHSB file no. 04-V-038)

Wyle Laboratories
(OSHSB file no. 04-V-048)

Items that may be removed from the consent calendar agenda

1. Mobile and tower crane operator qualification and certification effective date, Title 8, Chapter 4, Section 5006.1(f)

2. Legislation

3. Executive Officer Report

Adjournment of the business meeting

Next meeting:

February 17, 2005
State Resources Building
1416 Ninth Street
Auditorium
Sacramento, CA 95814