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Welcome to the Resources Section. Here you will find a plethora of original materials as referenced in the print edition.
New General Industry Safety Orders §§ 5199 and 5199.1 now subject to public comment which culminates in Standards Board public hearing Aug. 21 in Sacramento.
Advisory committee to meet July 23, 2008
Consumers for Dental Choice wants Standards Board to ban further placement of mercury-containing cavity-filler and protections for workers when dentists have to work on teeth that already contain such material. Following are the documents the group uses to support this action.
From Worker Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Program and Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
The following resources for business continuity and emergency-response planning are from the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Cal/OSHA requirements (GISO §3457) for agricultural operations on drinking water, toilets and handwashing facilities.
Spanish-language version of Cal/OSHA Consultations’s Farm Labor Contractors Guide.
Five high-risk areas for farmworkers, how to create an effective IIPP, worker and supervisor training.
Fact sheets for farm labor contractors on tractor safety, irrigation inspection, orchard hazards, water and sanitation, rollover protective structures, heat stress, machinery safety.
Five high-risk areas for farmworkers, how to create an effective IIPP, worker and supervisor training.
Cal/OSHA quick guide for agricultural workers.
One-page guide to GISO §3664, published in March 2006
One-page guide to GISO §3664, published in March 2006
Revisions to GISO §3456 that prohibits hand weeding, thinning and hot-capping in agriculture, with some exceptions. Regulation effective April 29, 2005.
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3427 were effective Jan. 24, 2005. Allows work crews to use cranes to gain access to trees when other methods are not safe.
Permanent revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3456 effective April 29, 2005.
Cal/OSHA Consultation has issued this fact sheet on the changes to General Industry Safety Order §5193, which is intended to prevent needlesticks to health care workers and transmission of bloodborne diseases.
The whys and wherefores of this landmark California regulation.
Landmark standard became effective July 30, 1999
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3649 adopted June 19, 2008
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1524 adopted June 19, 2008
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §§ 4885, 4924 and 5004(3)(3) adopted June 19, 2008
Comments on changes due to Standards Board by June 30.
Comments on changes due to Standards Board by June 30.
Changes to Construction Safety Orders §1710(k)(2) effective June 6, 2008
Comments on proposed modifications to Construction Safety Orders §1530.1 due to Standards Board by June 17
Comments on proposed modifications to General Industry Safety Orders §5168 and Petroleum Safety Orders §6775 due to Standards Board by June 12
Comments on changes to proposed revision to General Industry Safety Orders sections 4885, 4925 and 5004(e)(3) due to Standards Board by May 30
Cal/OSHA Fact Sheet on five crucial training elements to prevent heat illness in indoor workplaces
Standards Board public hearing on proposed revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §4530(a) will be heard June 19 in Oakland.
Comments on 15-Day Notice of Proposed Modifications due to Standards Board by May 13.
Revisions to LVESO §§ 2300-2589 adopted March 20, 2008 and now under consideration by Office of Administrative Law.
Changes to Construction Safety Orders §1504 and 1597 effective April 4, 2008
Changes to General Industry Safety Orders §3328 effective April 4, 2008
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3270 effective March 30, 2008
Use this pre-operation checkdown to make sure operators, as well as tractors, are prepared for a day's work.
Cal/OSH Standards Board adoption of revisions to the Elevator Safety Orders will mean fewer variance requests from conveyance owners. The board adopted this package Feb. 21, 2008
Cal/OSHA has plenty of sign requirements – about 90 of them. Here's a handy guide to the many signs employers are required to post, from traffic cautions to laser warnings.
Cal/OSHA has plenty of sign requirements – about 90 of them. Here's a handy guide to the many signs employers are required to post, from traffic cautions to laser warnings.
Standards Board approves revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3328
Standards Board approves revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3270(b)
Standards Board approves revisions to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1504 and 1597
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1530.1 now being considered by Cal/OSH Standards Board
Comments due to Cal/OSH Standards Board by Dec. 31, 2007
Comments due to Cal/OSH Standards Board by Dec. 31, 2007
Changes to appeals process effective Dec. 26, 2007
Proposals to be part of Jan. 17, 2008, Cal/OSHA public hearing
Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics show fewer cases requiring recuperation at home and a lower rate
Cal/OSHA responds to state Sen. Carole Migden's inquiries about effort to protect workers from harmful exposures to chemicals.
Changes to General Industry Safety Orders §4324 effective Dec. 5, 2007
Revisions to CSO §1532.2, GISO §§ 5203 & 5206 and Ship Building, Repairing and Breaking Safety Orders §8359 effective Nov. 29, 2007
Revisions to CSO § 1704 effective Nov. 30, 2007
Board to consider proposals on dry-cutting of concrete and masonry products, and maintenace of haulage vehicles. - Notice of Public Meeting
Board to consider proposals on dry-cutting of concrete and masonry products, and maintenace of haulage vehicles. - Haulage Vehicle, Construction and Maintenance.
Board to consider proposals on dry-cutting of concrete and masonry products, and maintenace of haulage vehicles. - Concrete and Masonry
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3324 effective Nov. 22, 2007
Use this form to report workplace safety and health hazards.
This proposal is intended to determine use of this chemical implicated in "popcorn lung" among food processors
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1740(b) on storage and use of fuel-gas cylinders now in Title 8.
Here's how to become part of the Cal/OSHA-industry early warning system on impending heat waves or other heat emergencies.
Comments to Cal/OSH Standards Board on revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3324 proposal due by Aug. 14.
Second round of revisions on proposal to modify General Industry Safety Orders §4324 to prevent fires and explosions in woodworking.
15-day notice of proposed modifications on rulemaking proposal to Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders §2320.2
Labor union's 16th annual report based on federal statistics and other information
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §4543 effective July 1, 2007
Signs, symptoms and remedies for this summertime threat
Pocket card from Cal/OSHA
Cal/OSHA overview of heat illness standard
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5001 effective June 22, 2007
These substances are being considered for addition or revision to Cal/OSHA's airborne contaminants standard.
This discussion draft of a potential diacetyl regulation is under discussion by a Cal/OSHA advisory committee.
Revisions to Ship Building, Ship Repairing and Ship Breaking Safety Orders §8397.16 are effective immediately.
Modification to proposal to revise General Industry Safety Orders §4324
Modifications to proposal to revise Construction Safety Orders §1740
Pneumatic Nailers, Agriculture Safety Orders Proposals
Revisions to GISO §§ 5004 and 5047 and Ship Building, Repairing and Breaking Safety Orders §8379 effective May 24, 2007
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1801 and Tunnel Safety Orders § 8416 effective May 27, 2007
Changes to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1620, 1626 and 1629 effective May 20, 2007
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §§ 3291, 3292, 3295 and 3296 effective April 26, 2007
Changes to Construction Safety Orders section 1541 effective March 31, 2007.
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders sections 1730 and 1731 effective April 1, 2007
This discussion draft from Division of Occupational Safety and Health is not a formal rulemaking proposal, but is close to what the formal standard will look like.
Adopted by Cal/OSH Standards Board Feb. 15, 2007
This proposal was part of a Feb. 15, 2007, Standards Board public hearing
Adopted by Cal/OSH Standards Board Feb. 15, 2007
Extended comment period ends 5 p.m. Feb. 22
Comments due to Standards Board by March 5.
These changes are based on discussions at a Dec. 13, 2006, advisory committee meeting. The document will be finalized in early 2007.
Guidelines intended for workers who handle poultry potentially infected with avian influenza.
Avalanche Blasting Control and Laser Warning and Signs proposals to be heard Feb. 15 in Oakland
Changes to General Industry Safety Orders §5006.1 effective Jan. 14, 2007
Changes to General Industry Safety Orders §3385 are effective Jan. 26, 2007
Changes to Construction Safety Orders §1598 and 1599 are effective Jan. 28, 2007
Revisions to Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders §6368 effective Dec. 14, 2006
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3650 effective Dec. 2, 2006
Public Hearings on rulemaking change Nov. 15 in West Covina, Dec. 8 and 15 at Appeals Board headquarters in Sacramento
Modifications by Cal/OSH Standards Board to proposal on protecting employees from roadway worksite hazards
List of documents contractors will need to bring with them to permit conferences.
This document will guide Cal/OSHA personnel in enforcing the new permitting system
Changes to Construction Safety Orders §1532.2, General Industry Safety Orders §§ 5206 and 5155 and Ship Building, Breaking and Repairing Safety Orders 8359 effective Sept. 19, 2006.
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §4920 effective Oct. 25, 2006.
Comments on modifications to General Industry Safety Orders §§ 5161 and 5178 due to Standards Board by Oct. 2
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders, Appendix B, are effective Aug. 27, 2006
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §5154.1 effective Aug. 30, 2006.
Cal/OSHA’s revision of Petroleum Safety Orders on drilling and production, refining, transportation and handling. Revision was adopted by Cal/OSH Standards board in May 2006 and effective July 26, 2006.
New permissible exposure limits for acetone, beryllium, dimethylaminoethyl, 2-butoxyethanol, coal tar pitch volatiles, crotonaldehyde, epichlorohydrin, glutaraldehyde, hexachlorobenzene, n-hexene, methyl bromide, methyl 2-cyanoacrylate, methyl methacrylate, molybdenum, propylene oxide, 1,3,5-triglycidyl, vinylidene fluoride. Revision effective July 6, 2006.
Cal/OSHA Consultation booklet on the impact of workplace stress and how to mitigate it.
Major revisions to Cal/OSHA’s Petroleum Safety Orders, including approval of risk-based inspections, effective July 26, 2006. Covers PSO §§ 6505, 6533, 6551, 6755, 6845, 6857, 6552 and 6858.
Cal/OSHA Reporter synopsis of Cal/OSHA update to Petroleum Safety Orders and major elements of risk-based inspection programs.
Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s first draft of rules governing how PELs are set. Committee work on these proposed guidelines was triggered by objections from stakeholders about the way Cal/OSHA goes about its periodic PEL revision process.
Modifies General Industry Safety Orders §3637, 3638, 3639, 3640, 3642 and 3646 for these “workshops in the sky.” Effective March 29, 2006.
Cal/OSHA revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1635 designed to prevent workers from falling through floor openings in metal decks of high-rise buildings under construction. Effective Feb. 24, 2006
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §1518 adopted to require employers to identify buried energized equipment before projects like demolition operations begin. Effective Feb. 26, 2006.
Fed-OSHA bulletin on preventing adverse health effects from exposure to beryllium in dental laboratories.
Technical Information Bulletin on the threat of contracting infectious diseases, including the precautions business travelers should take.
Fed-OSHA bulletin reminds employers that workers under 18 are prohibited from operating powered industrial trucks and workers 18 or older must be trained in the safe use of these devices.
Fed-OSHA Hazard Alert Bulletin warns that personal fall protection components made by different manufacturers might not be compatible. In some situations, snap hooks could be susceptible to roll out.
Document from California's Office of Administrative Law (OAL) describes how regulations are crafted in this state, including the six-part OAL test all regulations must meet.
This law, which became effective in 2001, makes it illegal for employers to make medical, psychological or disability-related inquiries of employees or job applicants unless it is job-related or a business necessity.
This bill was signed by the governor Oct. 6, 1999.
"Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job." This is Fed-OSHA's bulletin warning that the present permissible exposure limit for this metal may not be adequate.
Requires employers to ensure that forklift and other industrial truck operators are trained on the vehicles.
Revisions to GISO §5006 and addition of new §5006.1 became effective Aug. 2, 2003. Includes qualification standards and certification requirements for operators of all tower cranes and mobile cranes above a certain weight and boom length.
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders 3314 are effective Jan. 6, 2005.
Revisions to Construction Safety Orders §§ 1604.24 and .26 adopted June 19, 2008
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §3214, §3231-Figure E-1 and Construction Safety Orders Appendix B, Plate B-17, effective Jan. 3, 2008
Division of Occupational Safety and Health has developed this model program to guide employers in crafting individual programs to protect their workers from heat illness hazards.
Revisions to General Industry Safety Orders §§ 3482, 5161 and 5178 effective Dec. 14, 2006
Comments due to board by Oct. 23, 2006
Sweeping revisions to DOSH permitting requirements for a wide range of construction projects.
Latest revision to Cal/OSHA Consultation’s popular pocket-sized regulatory guide for construction industry.
Spanish-language version of Construction Pocket Guide.
Released March 2005 by Cal/OSHA Consultation.
OSHA Fact Sheet actions employers should take to ensure safe evacuations and what workers and employers should know before an emergency occurs.
Fed-OSHA document introducing its Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix,
covering the general aspects of prevention planning to respond to a terrorist or other emergency event.
Planning Checklist: Incorporating Arson and Explosive Device Incidents.
More detailed planning for arson and explosive device incidents in higher-risk workplaces.
Defines “exit route,” how many routes a workplace must have, design and construction requirements, and fire prevention and emergency action plans.
Fed-OSHA Report on the safety lessons for emergency response and recovery workers from the Sept. 11 attacks. The “Green Line” describes a line that was painted around the perimeter of the World Trade Center recovery area.
Fire prevention plans that identify arson and explosive device incidents as fire hazards for moderate-risk workplaces.
Document outlines recommendations for protecting firefighters, emergency medical service responders, law enforcment officers and terrorism response.
Comments due to agency by Jan. 28, 2008
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Bulletin
Fed-OSHA guide on influenza infection control and preparedness
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from June 4, 2007, Federal Register
June 7, 2007, Federal Register notice
Fed-OSHA Fact Sheet on the dangers of ultraviolet radiation and high heat and Lyme disease. Includes recommendations to prevent illness from these hazards.
Fed-OSHA Hazard Alert Bulletin on potential collapse of these devices when manufacturers’ guidelines are not followed.
Fed-OSHA best practices guide to the safe use of glutaraldehyde, a cold sterilant used in hospital settings that has reportedly has triggered serious illness in some workers who have been exposed to it.
California’s adoption of federal standards on shipyard fire protection. Revises Ship Building, Repairing and Breaks Safety Orders §§ 8354 and New Sections 8397.14, 8397.15, and 8397.16. Effective Feb. 22, 2006.
Federal Hazard Alert Bulletin following several ballon-framed wall collapses caused by the walls being too heavy for the employees performing the raising. It describes the incidents and how to prevent similar collapses.
Fed-OSHA Hazard Alert Bulletin issued following a series of fatal incidents when excavator buckets inadvertently released from “quick couplers.” Describes incidents and preventive steps to take.
Fed-OSHA guidance document on the health hazards of this chemical, exposure information, regulations and recommendations, machine design and maintenance, ventilation, personal protective equipment and air monitoring.
Illustrated cards in English and Spanish describing federal regulations on sloping or supporting trenches to prevent cave-ins.
The rights of airline employees who raise concerns about carrier safety, including legal protection, OSHA’s policy on refusing unsafe work, retaliatory actions, complaints and compensation.
Hazard Alert Bulletin describes the symptoms and prevention of “orthostatic intolerance,” which is caused by the pooling of blood while standing upright and can be triggered when workers are suspended by personal protective gear after a fall.
Hazard Alert Bulletin warns that inproper or inaccurate calibration of gas monitoring devices for confined spaces can lead to serious incidents.
Hazard Alert Bulletin on the dangers of attempting to service or repair mismatched tires and rims following a fatality and several serious injuries.
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