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OVERVIEW. You may participate in developing regulations by attending REGULATORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. To find the most up to date official listing of regulatory advisory committee meetings, you need to look in 2 places. Click here to jump directly to the webpage for advisory committees regarding regulations (usually health) staffed by the Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) through their Research & Standards Unit. And click here to jump to the OSH Standards Board wepage that will lead you to the advisory committees regarding regulations (usually safety) staff by the OSH Standards Board. When you get to that page, you need to look at the listings on the left and click on Learn about upcoming advisory committees in order to see the committees that the OSH Standards Board is handling. There is no direct link to that page.
WORKSAFE! attends some of these meetings and your support is always welcome and appreciated.
You may also participate in developing regulations by attending and testifying at the OSH Standards Board. It holds hearings the 3rd Thursday of each month at various locations around the state. Click here for the hearing calendar. WHEN hearings are referenced in our summaries below, you can find out exact dates, times and locations by looking at the official OSH Standards Board page with their hearing calendar.
Click here to jump to the official site of the OSH Standards Board generally.
OVERVIEW. Click here to READ a MORE detailed overview of the regulatory process - this will take you to another part of the WORKSAFE! website. Click here to read a commentary by James Huff, PhD, Natl Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, entitled Industry Influcence on Occupational and Environmental Public Health.
WANT TO FIND A SPECIFIC REGULATION or LAW? For California OSH laws and regulations, see OSH Statutes (Labor Code or go to www.leginfo.ca.gov and click on California Law and then check the box for Labor Code and enter a specific section you wish to find). See also OSH Regulations (Title 8 CCR) and select Cal/OSHA regulations (be sure to select the group of regulations that matches what you wish to find).
SPECIAL NOTE: Sometimes there are regulations that are issued by other divisions of the Department of Industrial Relations that relate to occupational safety and health. For example, a recent proposed regulation from the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement is trying to change meal and rest periods which will impact workers by increasing the likelihood of injury. WORKSAFE! submitted a letter opposing the changes being proposed. Click here to see the letter.
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BY DATE: The following are OSH occupational safety and health regulatory advisory committee meetings (either organized by Cal/OSHA or by the OSH Standards Board) and are listed BY DATE. This is NOT a complete list, and WORKSAFE! may NOT be participating in each of these regulatory proceedings.
DATE: no new date from 9:30 am until 4:00 pm at 1515 Clay Street , Oakland, CA
SUBJECT: MULTI-EMPLOYER regulations 8 CCR 336.10 and 336.11
CLICK HERE to jump to the alphabetical list below for more details
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our Worksafe topics webpage
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with their details about regulatory advisory committees (nothing has been posted yet regarding this committee)
DATE: Apr 4, 2008 from 10 am - 2 pm in Room 1 on the 2nd floor and Apr 29, 2008 from 9:30 am at 1515 Clay Street Room 1304, Oakland, CA
SUBJECT: 5155 UPDATES (updating the list of airborne contaminants - including permissible exposure limits, etc.)
CLICK HERE to jump to the alphabetical list below for more details and an OVERVIEW about the 5155 committee
CLICK HERE to jump DIRECTLY to information regarding the April 4 meeting (from the Cal/OSHA website). This meeting is a follow-up to the January 29, 2008, discussion at the last meeting of the Cal/OSHA Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC) for PELs.
CLICK HERE to jump DIRECTLY to information regarding the chemicals to be discussed at the April 29 HEAC meeting
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our Worksafe topics webpage
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with their details about this regulatory advisory committee
INDEX alphabetically:
The following are OSH occupational safety and health regulatory advisory committee meetings (either organized by Cal/OSHA or by the OSH Standards Board) and are listed ALPHABETICALLY. This is NOT a complete list, and WORKSAFE! may NOT be participating in each of these regulatory proceedings. We highlilghted in RED the regulations in which we are active.
ALPHABETICALLY: The following are OSH occupational safety and health regulatory advisory committee meetings (either organized by Cal/OSHA or by the OSH Standards Board) and are listed ALPHABETICALLY. This is NOT a complete list, and WORKSAFE! may NOT be participating in each of these regulatory proceedings.
SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (corrections, jails and law enforcement subcommittee) - new section
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was May 31, 2006, and previously there was a meeting in December, 2005, and the next meeting has not yet been scheduled.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Deborah Gold (415) 703-5115 dgold@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Nakamura (415) 703-5160 BNakamura@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! contact:
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on a new proposed section with regard to Control of Airborne Infectious Diseases. This meeting is of the corrections, jails and law enforcement subcommittee.
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SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Laboratory Subcommittee) - new section
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was on January 14, 2005, and the next meeting has not been scheduled:
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Deborah Gold (415) 703-5115 dgold@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Nakamura (415) 703-5160 BNakamura@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! contact:
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on a new proposed section with regard to Control of Airborne Infectious Diseases. This meeting is of the laboratory subcommittee.
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SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Non-traditional workplace Subcommittee) - new section
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was on May 24, 2006, and previously there was a meeting in March, 2005, and the next meeting has not been scheduled:
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Nakamura (415) 703-5160 BNakamura@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! contact:
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on a new proposed section with regard to Control of Airborne Infectious Diseases. This meeting is of the non-traditional workplace subcommittee. This covers home health care, long-term healthcare, homeless shelters, emergency medical and public
outreach facitlities (social work offices), etc.
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SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (all aspects) - new section
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our topics webpage.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee.
SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - PELs (permissible exposure limits) the 5155 revision process - writing a P&P
NEXT MEETING: THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (510) 286-7000 or ssmith@dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish (510) 286-7001 bbarish@dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! contact: Patty Quinlan (415) 206-3107 pdq@itsa.ucsf.edu
WORKSAFE! contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fcs@worksafe.org
PURPOSE: The purpose of these meetings were to determine what process the expert advisory committee should follow when updating PELs for airborne contaminants referenced in Title 8 California Code of Regulations 5155 (8 CCR 5155). The last meeting was on December 13, 2006. Previously there were meetings on June 9, 2006 and December 2, 2005, was the first committee meeting.
Click here to review the numerous previous meetings of the "5155 committee" (background information about the 5155 committee which led up to Cal/OSHA deciding to write down the process by which it made revisions to PELs).
Click here for the current table of PELs.
Click here for the text of section 5155.
Click here for the final P&P of Mar, 2007.
Click here to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about the 5155 regulatory advisory committee, including information on developing the P&P.
Click here for the Worksafe comments of Mar 30, 2006.
Click here for the Worksafe comments of Sep 6, 2006. As to comments that Cal/OSHA didn't accept in the Mar, 2007, final P&P, we reiterated our objections at the final meeting but submitted nothing more in writing.
CLICK HERE for a set of tutorials on the basics of toxicology.
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about toxics on our topics webpage.
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SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - SENSITIZERS - 8 CCR 5155
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was on September 16, 2005 and the previous (and first) meeting was held on January 19, 2005. A subsequent meeting was scheduled on June 10, 2005. Minutes will be out shortly and posted here. The next meeting has not been scheduled.
SUBJECT: SENSITIZER Advisory Committee - 8 CCR 5155
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 ssmith@dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish (415) 703-5161 bbarish@dir.ca.gov
CA Labor Federation contact: Jeremy Smith (916) 444-3676 ext 14 jsmith@calaborfed.org
SEIU contact: John Mehring (415) 503-5715 mehringj@seiu.org
WORKSAFE! contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fcs@worksafe.org
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on amendments to 8 CCR 5155, with regard to sensitizing agents. CLICK HERE for the Ca/OSHA webpage with information about this regulatory advisory committee including minutes from the September 16, 2005 meeting. Click here for minutes of a 10/14/2004 meeting on glutaraldehyde which gave rise to the idea of addressing sensitizing substances and what Cal/OSHA can do to address these hazards. Click here for an excel summary table of TLVs. Click here for general information on the TLV process. Click here for the AIHA WEEL table with DSEN (dermal sensitization notations). Finally, click here for general information on the WEELS. Click here for an agenda of the 1/19/2005 meeting. Click here for minutes of the 1/19/05 meeting. Click here for minutes of the 6/10/05 meeting. Click here for a draft of changes to 8 CCR 5155 dated 9/05. Click here for a spreadsheet of possible sensitizers (in xls format) dated 9/05. Click here for a sensitizer questionnaire (baseline) and click here for a sensitizer questionnaire (periodic).
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SUBJECT: Airborne Contaminants - Specific TOXIC chemicals on the 5155 list - 8 CCR 5155
NEXT MEETING: APRIL 4, 2008 from 10 am - 2 pm at 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA in Room 1 on the 2nd floor and APRIL 29, 2008 at 9:30 am at 1515 Clay Street Room 1304, Oakland, CA
CLICK HERE to jump DIRECTLY to information regarding the April 4 meeting (from the Cal/OSHA website). This meeting is a follow-up to the January 29, 2008, discussion at the last meeting of the Cal/OSHA Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC) for PELs. Click here for the Cal/OSHA agenda.
CLICK HERE to jump DIRECTLY to information regarding the chemicals to be discussed at the April 29 HEAC meeting
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 or ssmith@dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish at (510) 286-7001 or BBarish@dir.ca.gov
CA State Fed Contact: Jeremy Smith (916) 444-3676 ext 14 or jsmith@calaborfed.org
WORKSAFE! contact: Patty Quinlan (415) 206-3107 or pdq@itsa.ucsf.edu or Julia Quint juliaquint@sbcglobal.net or
Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 or fcs@worksafe.org
CURRENT REGULATION:
Click here for the current table of PELs.
Click here for the text of section 5155.
PROPOSED priority lists for the 5155 committee:
Click here for the Worksafe priority list (created before the OEHHA list was released) - a NEW LIST WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY
Click here for the HESIS priority list (created before the OEHHA list was released) including a cover memo (click here for the cover memo). These were forwarded to Cal/OSHA pursuant to Labor Code 147.2 (3).
Click here for the OEHHA report released around December 14, 2007. This report was prepared as a result of a contract between HESIS and OEHHA (click here for a copy of the contract) to provide HESIS information to fulfill their obligations under Labor Code 147.2. This report will provide the basis for HESIS to recommend that occupational safety and health standards be developed for these toxic substances. The report is entitled Occupational Health Hazard Risk Assessment Project for California: Identification of Chemicals of Concern, Possible Risk Assessment Methods, and Examples of Health Protective Occupational Air Concentrations. The report was prepared by the Reproductive and Cancer Health Hazard Assessment Branch Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment of the California Environmental Protection Agency (December, 2007). The OEHHA report has been officially posted on the CDPH (CA Dept of Public Health) website and you can click here for that website.
Cal/OSHA's list of chemicals for the 5155 committee:
Click here for the original list that Cal/OSHA proposed to update using the current 5155 committee. The Cal/OSHA list includes a brief justification color coded in red type for the priority given to each substance.
Click here for the August 2007 version of the list that Cal/OSHA is proposing to update using the 5155 committee.
Click here for another version of the Cal/OSHA list.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Click here to jump to the Worksafe webpage on toxic substances generally.
Click here to jump to the Worksafe webpage on reproductive toxins.
Click here to jump to the Worksafe webpage on pesticides.
Click here to jump to the Worksafe webpage with additional other specific toxics.
Click here for the Ca/OSHA webpage with information about the current 5155 regulatory advisory committee.
Click here for the OEHHA webpage with Hot Spots Guidelines and a list of various relevant documents.
Click here for the OEHHA webpage with information related to the Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors, May 2005. Further down that page is the link to the report. Click here for the report. The Unit Risk Values are on A-1.
Current 5155 Committee chronology of meetings
June 19, 2007 was the first meeting for the new 5155 regulatory advisory committee meeting to discuss Cal/OSHA's draft list of priorities for updating PELs (permissible exposure limits). The meeting: 1) reviewed procedures and substance priorities, 2) took comments on whether any substances should be removed or added to the list, or have its priority on the list revised, and 3) took comments on whether any substances should be sent to a separate substance-specific advisory committee process. As well, at this meeting Cal/OSHA announced the first meeting date for the 5155 committee and introduce the members of the health expert advisory committee (HEAC).
August 21, 2007, was the second meeting of the HEAC committee. "Favorite" chemicals were suggested for review: sulfuric acid, hydrogen flouride, hydrogen chloride, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, carbon disulfide, trichloroethylene, dichloracetic acid.
November 2, 2007, was the third meeting of the HEAC committee. Cal/OSHA's tentative agenda is to review the Priority list of substances to add any revisions made in response to comments and to determine which substances will be discussed a the next HEAC meeting. As well, the HEAC reviewed the following 4 specific substances to recommend a new or revised PEL:
- dichloroacetic acid (CAS #79436)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone or n-methylpyrrolidone (CAS #872504)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- hydrogen fluoride (CAS #7664393)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- hydrogen chloride (CAS #7647010)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEl and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
January 29, 2008, was the fourth meeting of the HEAC committee. There was a lengthy discussion about setting priorities and Cal/OSHA has now scheduled an additional meeting on April 4 specifically to address setting priorities. Worksafe argued that the P&P requires priorities to be set, and that chemicals which cause cancer, reproductive and developmental harm should be at the top of the list. Worksafe also argued that Cal/OSHA's volunteer committee doesn't have the same ability as full-time professional staff at sister governmental agencies that have done quantitative risk assessment on numerous workplace chemicals that cause cancer, etc., and that Cal/OSHA should rely more on the QRAs produced by OEHHA and other reputable sources including NIOSH and Federal OSHA. Cal/OSHA determined that there was consensus on the following issues. 1) Substances for consideration by the HEAC should have use in California and the extent and likelihood of worker exposure in California should be a factor in prioritization. 2) HEAC meetings should continue on the individual substances already underway while a process of selection and prioritization of additional substances moves ahead separately. Additionally, Cal/OSHA noted: 1) The Cal/OSHA PEL Policy & Procedures document refers to prioritizing substances for inclusion in the process and this concept should not be abandoned. 2) Good data on usage and potential for worker exposure is difficult to obtain. Industry partners may be one useful source. 3) Three HEAC members said that a consideration in prioritization of substances should be the degree to which substantial risk assessments have already been completed eg. by OEHHA or EPA. 4) One HEAC member echoing the prior comment said that it may be unrealistic to expect HEAC to conduct risk assessments from scratch, and asked how substances without an assessment by OEHHA or other agency should be addressed in the HEAC process.
As well, the HEAC reviewed the following specific substances to recommend a new or revised PEL:
- n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (CAS # )
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the revised health assessment document for n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone prepared by Julia Quint on HEAC
- click here for the comments by the producers of n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in response to the development of the PEL
- dichloracetic acid (CAS #)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the revised health assessment document for dichloroacetic acid
- hydrogen chloride (CAS # )
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the revised health assessment document for hydrogen chloride
- sulfuric acid (CAS # )
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the draft health assessment document for sulfuric acid
April 29, 2008 will be the fifth meeting of HEAC. In addition to continuing discussion on the 4 chemicals listed above, the committee will address the following chemicals.
- carbon disulfide (CAS # )
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the draft health assessment document
- toluene (CAS # 108883)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the draft health assessment document
- trichloroethylene TCE (CAS # 79016)
- click here for information on this chemical's PEL and position on Cal/OSHA and Worksafe priority lists
- click here for the draft health assessment document
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Prior 5155 Committee chronology of meetings
Previously, the 5155 advisory committee focused on a number of substances.
Previous meetings were held on May 18, 2005 and March 30, 2004 for the 9 substances listed below. On October 14, 2004, the committee met to discuss glutaraldehyde. These 10 substances went to the Standards Board for rulemaking as part of Title 8 Section 5155 and were heard at a public hearing on September 15, 2005. Click here for the agenda for the May 18, 2005 meeting. Click here for minutes from May 4, 2001 to March 12, 2004. The March 30, 2004 advisory committee focused on amendments to 8 CCR 5155, with regard to acetone, beryllium and beryllium compounds,2-butoxyethanol, epichlorohydrin, methyl methacrylate, molybdenum-soluble compounds, propylene oxide, 1,3,5-triglycidyls-triazinetrione, vinylidene fluoride. Click here for the Ca/OSHA webpage with information about the previous regulatory advisory committee including minutes from the May 18, 2005 meeting.
Previously, the 5155 Committee previously issued a Carcinogen Position Statement.
Click here for an OSH Standards Board document entitled Initial Statement of Reasons dated _____ which contains that position statement. The document also discusses the process the OSH Standards Board traditionally used to update PELs (it started with a base list of substances for which ACGIH had new TLVs and accepted or changed or used other ).
Previously, Cal/OSHA developed PROCEDURES for the 5155 Regulatory Advisory Committee Process.
- Click here for the final Policy & Procedure (P&P) of March 2007 regarding the process by which PELs are updated.
- Click here to find out more about how the P&P was developed.
- Click here for AB 515 which Worksafe is sponsoring to address procedures for developing AND issuing standards for workplace hazardous substances known to cause cancer, reproductive or developmental toxicity.
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SUBJECT: COMMITTEE MEMBER SELECTION for Employee Representatives to Labor-Management Health & Safety Committees - new section
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: There are no meetings scheduled and the agency is not going forward.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Deborah Gold (415) 703-5115 dgold@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fschreiberg@kazanlaw.com
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SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION PERMITS - 8 CCR 341
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The next meeting has not been scheduled.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Joel Foss (714) 939-8484 jfoss@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! Contact:
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SUBJECT: CRANE WARNING DEVICES and Test Weight Requirements - 8 CCR 4698 & new 5022.1
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was on March 3 & 4, 2004.
OSH Stds Bd Staff Contact: George Hauptman (916) 274-5724 ghauptman@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! Contact:
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on 8 CCR 4968 with regard to crane warning devices and will consider a new Section 5022.1 regarding crane test weight requirements. The Advisory Committee met on March 3, 2004, and proposed amendments to 8 CCR 4968 (Safety Devices) to prevent overloading of tower cranes and amendments for a new 8 CCR 5022.1 (Test Weights) to require inspection of crane test weights prior to each use and suitable lifting attachments to be used for crane test weights.
On June 16, 2005, the Standards Board adopted this proposal. It is currently awaiting approval from the Office of Administrative Law.
Click here for the proposal.
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SUBJECT: DIACETYL - OSHSB Petition 486
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our topics webpage.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee - the Cal/OSHA webpage may have more up to date official Cal/OSHA proposals and minutes and agendas from its various activities so always check this site for information.
NEXT MEETING: none scheduled
ACTION: This advisory committee is to discuss the parameters of a regulation to address the risk of respiratory disease posed by workplace exposure to diacetyl and other flavoring substances. It began with a petition to the OSH Standards Board.
Click here for Worksafe's rough draft of regulatory language to address downstream users
Click here for the decision tree proposed at the July 10, 2007 meeting.
Click here for the draft of the diacetyl regulation dated July 7, 2007.
Click here for the proposed decision for OSHSB Petition 486. Legislation is pending now that is also pushing along this process.
Click here to jump to AB 514 on our Worksafe website.
Click here to jump to SB 456 on our Worksafe website.
HISTORY: Cal/OSHA convened regulatory advisory committee meetings on September 28, 2006, February 13, 2007, March 21, 2007 (click here for 3/21/07 Cal/OSHA minutes), May 18, 2007 (click here for 5/18/2007 Cal/OSHA minutes) and July 10, 2007 (click here for 7/10/07 Cal/OSHA minutes).
Worksafe attended. Unions participating (directly or through representatives) included CA Labor Fed, IBT, UFCW, UNITE-HERE. Legal services involved include Coalition of Low Wage Immigrant Advocates (CLIWA) and Centro Legal de la Raza. Assisting as experts were Dr David Egilman, John Froines PhD, and Dr Robert Harrison. Worksafe will continue to work on this issue and we welcome your participation.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 ssmith@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Michael Horowitz (510) 286-7009 or mhorowitz@dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Amalia Neidhart at (916) 574-1768 or ANeidhardt@dir.ca.gov
CA State Fed Contact: Jeremy Smith (916) 444-3676 ext 14 or jsmith@calaborfed.org
UFCW Contact: Jackie Nowell (202) 223-3111 or jnowell@ufcw.org
Worksafe Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 or fcs@worksafe.org
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our topics webpage.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee - the Cal/OSHA webpage may have more up to date official Cal/OSHA proposals and minutes and agendas from its various activities so always check this site for information.
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SUBJECT: ERGONOMICS - 8 CCR 5110
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: No new meeting has been scheduled.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish (415) 703-5161 bbarish@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fschreiberg@kazanlaw.com
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SUBJECT: FIRST AID & EMERGENY MEDICAL RESPONSE - 8 CCR
NEXT MEETING: Meetings were held on November 4, 2006 and . There is no new meeting date.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Michael Horowitz (510) 286-7009 or mhorowitz@dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071or fcs@worksafe.org
PURPOSE: This regulatory advisory committee is in response to petitions filed with the OSH Standards Board.
Click here for the November 3, 2006 minutes.
DATE: no new date
SUBJECT: First Aid and Emergency Medical Response
ACTION:
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our topics webpage.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee.
[WorkSafe was unable to participate in this regulation.]
SUBJECT: HAND WEEDING - 8 CCR 3456
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: After meetings of the Advisory Committee, Section 3456 was revised to conditionally prohibit handweeding in agriculture. The revised standard became effective 4/29/05 and is posted on the OSHSB website. Click here to see the standard as posted on the OSHSB website. Click here to see the regulation as posted in Title 8.
OSH Stds Bd Staff Contact: Tom Mitchell (916) 274-5730
WORKSAFE! Contact:
CRLA Contact: Ellen Braff-Guajardo (559) 441-8721 ebraffguajardo@crla.org
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on amendments to 8 CCR 3456 with regard to the use of hand work to weed, thin and hot cap in agricultural operations.
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SUBJECT: HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION - INDOOR
NEXT MEETING: no new date
ACTION: Cal/OSHA hosted a Stakeholders (not an Advisory Committee) meeting on Oct 26, 2006 and another meeting on March 29, 2007. Unions participating (directly or through representatives) included CA Labor Fed, Boilermakers, CWA, IBT, ILWU, UFCW, UNITE-HERE). CRLA Fdn and CRLA also participated. Cal/OSHA has not yet decided whether it will issue a regulation to address heat related illness in indoor settings.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 or ssmith@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish (510) 286-7001 or bbarish@dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Amalia Neidhart (916) 574-1768 or ANeidhardt@dir.ca.gov
CRLA Foundation Contact: Anne Katten (916) 574-1768 or akatten@cal.net
WORKSAFE! Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fcs@worksafe.org
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our Worksafe topics webpage
CLICK HERE for a table recounting the history re securing a regulation to protect from heat-related illness and death.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage about heat related illness prevention and information (primarily applies to outdoor heat but the information may be helpful for those concerned about indoor heat)
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SUBJECT: INDOOR AIR QUALITY - 8 CCR 5142 & 5143
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Deborah Gold (415) 703-5115 dgold@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Nakamura (415) 703-5160 BNakamura@hq.dir.ca.gov
WORKSAFE! Contact:
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SUBJECT: INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Corrections, jails and law enforcement Subcommittee) - new section - see above
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SUBJECT: INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Laboratory Subcommittee) - new section - see above
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SUBJECT: INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Non-traditional workplace Subcommittee) - new section - see above
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SUBJECT: MULTI-EMPLOYER WORKSITES - 8 CCR 336.10 and 336.11
NEXT MEETING: NO NEW DATE from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the State Building, 1515 Clay Street Room 1304, Oakland, CA
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: none
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Len Welsh (510) 286-7000 LWelsh@dir.ca.gov
Worksafe contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fcs@worksafe.org or Danielle Lucido (510) 302-1021 dlucido@worksafe-cosh.org
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on changing the regulations that set forth the responsibilities of various types of employers on multi-employer worksites, in particular the controlling employer. The OSH Appeals Board is ignoring the law, including cases decided by the District Court of Appeal on this issue.
NOTE: click here for some resources on MULTI-EMPLOYER WORKSITES posted on the Worksafe website under OSH Topics.
Click here for the DCA decision in Overaa Construction v California Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board. This case was ignored by the OSHAB in its decision after reconsideration in Harris Construction.
Click here for the ALJ decision in Harris Construction.
Click here for the OSHAB DAR (decision after reconsideration) in Harris Construction.
Click here for the Writ Worksafe filed challenging the OSHAB DAR in Harris Construction Company Inc.
Click here for a brief explanation of the issues in the Writ.
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SUBJECT: NOISE & HEARING CONSERVATION in Construction & Agriculture etc. - 8 CCR 5095-5100
NEXT MEETING: no new meeting date
PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The last meeting was on April 22, 2005 and the previou meeting was on September 17, 2004. The next meeting which was scheduled for July 27, 2005 was cancelled.
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Nakamura (510) 622-3098 BNakamura@dir.ca.gov
SBCTC (State Building & Construction Trades Council of CA) Contact: Laura Boatman (916) 443-3302 lboatman@sbctc.org
WORKSAFE! Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 fcs@worksafe.org
NOTE: click here for some resources on NOISE posted on this website under OSH Topics.
PURPOSE: This advisory committee is focusing on amendments to 8 CCR 5095-5100 with regard to hearing conservation in construction AND agriculture AND oil and gas well drilling and servicing operations. Right now these industries are EXEMPT from hearing conservation programs. As well this advisory committee will review the status of the other petitions that have been submitted to amend requirements for Appendix C Audiometric Test Rooms and technician qualifications.
At the April 22, 2005, meeting the construction industry withdrew their offer to have construction workers protected with a hearing conservation program (in other words to eliminate the exemption). Farm employers also objected to protecting farmworkers with a hearing conservation program. The labor representatives pushed for protection, but the process appears to be at impasse.
Whether or not there is CONSENSUS on this issue, Cal/OSHA has the authority to act to protect construction workers (there is a necessity and the law requires them to act under Labor Code Section 144.6). Whether Cal/OSHA recommends anything to the OSH Standards Board remains to be seen. The OSH Standards Board had granted a petition filed by the State Building & Construction Trades Council of CA in 1986, and referred the matter to Cal/OSHA to convene an Advisory Committee, but the petition was "lost" and so Cal/OSHA didn't convene a group until about 3 years ago, and the OSH Standards Board has never received any further recommendations.
WORKSAFE! was surprised that another meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee was scheduled for July 27, 2005. That meeting, however, was then cancelled by Cal/OSHA Staffer Bob Nakamura on July 12, 2005, and no new date was scheduled. Bob mentioned that Cal/OSHA had a couple of things to wrap up like the technician qualifications and one of the testers wants to have insert earphones in the background level change. It is possible that the AGC is open to further negotiations as well with the State Building Trades (the originator of the petition to apply hearing protection to construction workers), but we have no firm information on this.
NOTE: click here for some resources on NOISE posted on this website under OSH Topics.
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SUBJECT: PELs - Permissible Exposure Limits - updating - 8 CCR 5155 - see above
CLICK HERE to jump to more information about this issue on our topics webpage.
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee.
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SUBJECT: SENSITIZERS - new section - see above
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SUBJECT: SILICA
NEXT MEETING: Dec 13, 2007 at OSH Standards Board
ACTION: The proposed regulation was heard by the OSH Standards Board on December 13, 2007. There was essentially no opposition to the Dry Cutting Standard at the hearing. The only issue that was controversial was raised by a group of contractors who want to make the use of the filtering face piece voluntary. ROOFING was NOT covered by the prohibition on dry cutting and therefore ROOFER WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPOSED TO SILICA when cutting roof tiles containing silica. Previously, Cal/OSHA convened regulatory advisory committee meetings on January 17, 2007 and March 26, 2007. This move towards developing a regulation was a result of legislation introduced in the previous legislative session (2005-2006) - see SB 46 by then State Senator and now State Assembly Member Alarcon. Cal/OSHA promised to develop a regulation to address work practices related to silica (to eliminate the hazards of dry cutting). Worksafe attended the regulatory advisory committee meeting. Unions participating (directly or through representatives) included CA Labor Fed, State Building & Construction Trades Council of CA, Bricklayers & Allied Crafts, Carpenters, Laborers, Pipetrades and Roofers among others.
- CLICK HERE for the December 13, 2007 comments filed by WORKSAFE with the OSH Standards Board regarding the proposed regulation
- CLICK HERE for the December 13, 2007 meeting notice and agenda
- CLICK HERE for the proposed regulation
- CLICK HERE for the Cal/OSHA email regarding this hearing
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 or ssmith@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Bob Barish (415) 703-5161 or bbarish@hq.dir.ca.gov
Cal/OSHA Staff Contact: Michael Horowitz (510) 286-7009 or mhorowitz@dir.ca.gov
CA State Fed Contact: Jeremy Smith (916) 444-3676 ext 14 or jsmith@calaborfed.org
Worksafe Contact: Fran Schreiberg (510) 302-1071 or fcs@worksafe.org
CLICK HERE to jump to additional information on silica on the Worksafe topics website
CLICK HERE to jump to the Cal/OSHA webpage with details about this regulatory advisory committee.
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