OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
Calendar of Activities

 

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITION

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board hereby gives public notice of receipt of the following petition to adopt, amend or repeal regulations in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, pursuant to the authority contained in Labor Code Section 142.2.

File No.:   425
Petitioner:  

Joan Krinsky

Subject:      To adopt a new safety order with regard to fluorescent lights.
Date Received:  October 17, 2000

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

November 2, 2000
9:30 a.m.
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300
Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA
To consider proposed amendments to the General Industry Safety Orders, Article 59, Woodworking Machines and Equipment with regard to the automatic starting of machines and equipment after power failures. George Hauptman
Senior Engineer
OSH Standards Board
(916) 274-5724

November 6, 2000
10:00 a.m.
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300
Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA

Sub-committee meeting to consider proposed amendments to the General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5006 with regard to crane operator qualifications and certification/testing. Mike Manieri
Principal Safety Engineer
OSH Standards Board (916) 274-5725

November 15, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street
13th Floor Training Room
Oakland, CA

To consider proposed amendments to the Construction Safety Order with regard to blood lead monitoring as an option to replace air monitoring in construction.

Scott McAllister
Senior Industrial Hygienist
DOSH
(707) 576-2419

November 28, 2000
10:00 a.m.
455 Golden Gate Avenue
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA
To consider proposed amendments to the General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5154.1 with regard to laboratory fume hood performance.

Bruce Wallace
Senior Industrial Hygienist
DOSH
(415) 703-5165

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

December 7, 2000
9:30 a.m.
State Compensation Insurance Fund
1275 Market Street, 2nd Floor
Council Room
San Francisco, 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.

November 16, 2000
10:00 a.m.
State Building
1350 Front Street
Auditorium (Room B-109)
San Diego

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 108, Sections 5157 and 5158; Ship Building, Ship Repairing, and Ship Breaking Safety Orders, Subchapter 18, Article 4, Section 8355, Confined Spaces

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 18, Section 1629(c), Double Cleat Ladders

December 14, 2000
10:00 a.m.
State Resources Building
1416 Ninth Street
Auditorium
Sacramento

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 6, Section 1541.1, Requirements for Trench Shoring Systems

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Safety Orders, Article 54, Section 4188(b), Specific Definitions for Power Operated Presses