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 petitions 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.: 409
Petitioner: Bradley D. Closson, NACB Technical Services, Inc.
Subject: To make recommended changes to Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Sections 5006, 5008, and 5009 with regard to crane operators' qualifications and practices and floor-operated cranes.
Date Received: December 3, 1999
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 |
| January 25-26, 2000 9:00 a.m. Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street Second Floor, Training Room A Oakland, CA |
AB 850 - Permanent Amusement Park Rides Regulations |
Jim Meyer Principal ERT Engineer Elevator, Ride, and Tramway Unit (916) 263-1957 |
| January 25, 2000 10:00 a.m. DOSH Training Room, Suite 115 2100 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, 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 |
| February 29, 2000 8:30 a.m. 2211 Park Towne Circle Training Room, Suite 4 Sacramento, CA |
Tunnel Safety Orders, Articles 2, 9, 12, 14, and 17 are planned for discussion. | Richard Hughes Principal Safety Engineer Mining and Tunneling (530) 895-6938 |
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 | |
| February 3, 2000 9:30 a.m. Department of Water Resources Bldg. 1416 9th Street First Floor Auditorium Sacramento, CA |
To discuss current Cal/OSHA Program issues | John Howard Chief, DOSH (415) 703-5100 |
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2000 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.
| January 20, 2000 10:00 a.m. Ronald Reagan State Building 300 South Spring Street Auditorium Los Angeles, CA |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 24, Section 1670 and Section 1671.2, Fall Protection in the Construction Industry |
| February 17, 2000 10:00 a.m. Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street Auditorium Oakland, CA |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety
Orders, Article 13, Section 3441 and Section 3455, Overhead
Electrical Hazards in Agricultural Operations Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 4, Section 1532.1, Lead |
| March 16, 2000 10:00 a.m. State Building 1350 Front Street Auditorium San Diego, CA |
Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety
Orders, Article 59, Section 4322, Speed of Circular Saw
Blades Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Electrical Safety Orders, Article 36, Sections 2940.2, 2940.6, and 2941; and Article 36, Appendix C, Rubber Gloving of Conductors and Equipment Energized Over 7,500 Volts |