1. Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board

Fall Protection in Telecommunications

• TELECOMMUNICATION SAFETY ORDERS,
  Sections 8615(g)

Rulemaking Documents

• Notice / informative digest
• Proposed regulation
• Initial statement of reasons
• Notice of proposed modifications
• Final statement of reasons
• Text for Board consideration
• Text approved by OAL

Documents Relied Upon

1. Petition by James F. Sherman, Area Steward, Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 9400; Petition File No. 553, dated December 28, 2015
2. Decision of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, Petition File No. 553, Proposed Decision, dated May 19, 2016.
3. Federal Register, Volume 79, No. 70 , April 11, 2014, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment, pages 20316 – 20743.
4. Federal Register, Volume 81, No. 223 , November 18, 2016, Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), pages 82494 – 83006.
5. U.S. Small Business Administration, Table of Small Business Size Standards Matched to North American Industry Classification System Codes , February 26, 2016.
6. California Public Utilities Commission, Communications Division; the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 (DIVCA); DIVCA Video, Broadband and Video Employment Report for the Year Ending December 31, 2015; Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature; Submitted June 8, 2017.
7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016, 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (Major Group).
8. United States Census Bureau at us_state_6digitnaics_2014.txt.
9. List of Occupations Employed in Cable and Other Subscription Programming , California Employment Development Department