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.:   423
Petitioner:  

Ed Hernandez, President
California Optometric Association

Subject:      To amend Title 8, Section 5110 with regard to repetitive stress injuries associated with computer vision syndrome (CVS).
Date Received:  September 12, 2000

File No.:   424
Petitioner:   Bo Bradley, Chair
Associated General Contractors of California
Subject:     

To amend Title 8, Section 3207(a) with regard to adding a definition of Safety Professionals.

Date Received:  September 15, 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

October 13, 2000
10:00 a.m.
2211 Park Towne Circle, Suite 5 Sacramento , CA
To consider proposed amendments to Title 8 with regard to asbestos approved training. Rick Axe
Senior Industrial Hygienist
DOSH
(916) 574-2993

October 24, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street
BDC Training Room
Oakland, CA

To propose a new regulation to Title 8, with regard to heat stress. Bob Barish
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Research & Standards Unit
(415) 703-5161

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 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

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

November 2, 2000
9:30 a.m.
Department of Water and Power
111 N. Hope Street
Conference Room
Los Angeles, 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.

October 19, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street
Auditorium
Oakland

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 24, Section 3646(e), Working From or On Top of an Elevating Work Platform Guardrail

Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 29, Sections 1714 and 1715, Precast Concrete Construction

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


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 13, Section 3441 and Section 3455, Overhead Electrical Hazards in Agricultural Operations.

Heard at the February 17, 2000, Public Hearing; adopted on August 17, 2000; filed with the Secretary of State on September 19, 2000; and will become effective on October 18, 2000.

2. Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 25, Section 3656(e), Order Pickers and Stock Pickers.

Heard at the June 15, 2000, Public Hearing; adopted on August 17, 2000; filed with the Secretary of State on October 2, 2000; and will become effective on November 1, 2000.