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Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB)

Dave Thomas

Chairman

Appointed 7/2/2010

Bill Jackson

Management Representative

5/7/2007 – 6/1/2014

Hank McDermott

Occupational Health Representative

6/24/2010 – 6/1/2014

Dave Harrison

Labor Representative

6/11/2012 – 6/1/2015

Laura Stock

Occupational Safety Representative

6/11/2012-6/1/2015

Patty Quinlan

Public Representative

2/21/2013 – 6/1/2016

Barbara Smisko

Management Representative

6/11/2012 – 6/1/2015

OSHSB Staff

Executive Officer

(Appointed by the Board)

Engineering Staff

1 Principal Safety Engineer

4 Senior Safety Engineers

1 Associate Safety Engineer

3 Analysts

Legal Counsel

Support Staff

Mission The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health

Standards Board is to promote, adopt, and maintain reasonable and enforceable standards that will ensure a safe and healthful workplace for California workers.

The Board does not engage in enforcement activities, such as interpreting standards, investigating incidents or complaints, training, levying fines, or issuing elevator permits. Those are the duties of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Division).

The Standards Board is the only agency in the state authorized to adopt, amend or repeal occupational safety and health standards or orders.

In addition, the Standards Board maintains standards for certain areas not covered by federal standards or enforcement. These latter standards apply to elevators, aerial passenger tramways, amusement rides, pressure vessels, and mine safety training.

Regulation Sources Federal Changes

Petition Decisions

Appeals Board Decisions

Variance Decisions

DOSH Requests

Standards Board members or staff

Administrative direction

2014/2015 Proposed Rulemakings

OSHSB 2014-2015 Proposed Rulemaking Projects

Sections Subject/

Description Source A/C Brief Description

GISO 4885 Definition of

Working Load

Staff Yes To include a definition for working load to clarify

that it refers to not the weight of an object being

lifted, but the objects being lifted (i.e., the object

being lifted and the load-attaching equipment).

CSO, new

Section

1710.2

Reinforcing

Steel and Post

Tensioning

Operations

Petition

No. 537

Yes

9/27,28,

Sacto.

To amend the CSO to add a new section, a vertical

standard based on ANSIA10.9-2013 for rebar and

post-tensioning operations

GISO

1604.1, 20,

.27

Construction

Personnel

Hoists-

Maintenance

Petition

No. 534

Yes To consider amending Title 8 construction orders

regarding the certification, recertification of CPH

safety brakes and governors, as well as servicing

and maintenance; Manufacturer vs. third parties.

Title 8,

Various

Sections,

CSO

Standards for

the training and

qualifications of

an industrial

coating and

linings specialist

SB 792

(Statute)

Yes To amend Title 8 DIR regulations addressing the

qualifications and training of “industrial coating and

lining specialist” (would apply to public agency

awarded contracts to contractors and subs who do

corrosion prevention and mitigation work). Based

on NACE13/ACS 1 standard. Title 8 CSO might be

amended to address any gaps.


Sections Subject/


GISO

3400(b)

Working

Alone/Working

in Congested

Areas

Board

Directed

Yes To consider amendments to the GISO to address

standards for employees who work at “remote

locations” with regard to emergency medical

services and First Aid and to prohibit employees

from having to work alone as a term of employment.

GISO

3273(d)

Working Areas-

catwalk

exception

Staff No To provide an amendment, an exception to allow

employers to not have to provide catwalks in ceiling

spaces, attics when qualified person determines,

ceiling joists and a platform capable of sustaining

the load is provided for routine/short term

exposures.

GISO

3270(a)

Use of Fixed

Ladders- Mobile

Equipment

Staff NO To clarify Title 8 in terms of what is a fixed

permanent work location and/or making reference

to the existing GISO definition of frequent to clarify

when a fixed ladder is required for access.

CSO 1621 Railings and

Toeboards

DOSH,

OSHAB

Yes To add a new subsection (d) to 1621 to require

ladder-way openings to be guarded at any location

inclusive of floor perimeter by means of a swing

gate or offset to prevent employee from falls.


Sections Subject/


GISO

Section

3384(b)

Hand

Protection-

Entanglement

Hazards

Staff No To make the Note to subsection (b) which states

that when the employee's hands are not at risk of

entanglement, employees may wear hand

protection, enforceable either as a new subsection

or an exception.

GISO 4307 Radial arm saw

guarding-

exception

Staff No To amend Title 8 to provide exception language

similar to that in 29 CFR 1926.304(d) which

permits the saw blade guard to be retracted and

the teeth exposed to make the necessary initial cut

and not have to be guarded down to the root of the

teeth.

GISO 4306 Guarding of

underhung

(jump) saws

Staff No To amend Title 8 to address guarding of

underhung, or jump saws through use of a tunnel

guard provided either by the manufacturer or job

built by the saw’s end user. This is consistent with

what such saw manufacturer’s are now providing.


Sections Subject/


GISO Section

5158

Valve

Regulated

Lead Acid

Storage

Batteries

Staff Yes To update California lead-acid storage battery

standards to industry standards, reflective of

industry practices such as the telecom industry

where such batteries are commonly found.

T8 Various

Sections in

GISO, CSO,

TSO

Update of

NFPA-13 Fire

Sprinkler

Standards

Staff

No To amend various T8 Sections where badly

outdated editions of the NFPA-13 Fire Code for

Sprinkler systems are referenced.

Globally

Harmonized

System (GHS) To

Update Hazard

Communications

Various T8

Sections

To Amend

Various

Subchapters

and Sections

within T8 to be

ALAEA Fed

OSHA Final

Rule.

(Safety)

Federal

Final Rule

No To amend various T8 safety orders and sections

related to the definition of combustibles, scope

and application for handling, storage and use of

flammables, terminology change from “classes”

to “categories” for hazardous materials at

industrial plants, processing plants, tank vehicles

bulk plants, service stations and amendment of

their electrical equipment classification areas.

GISO Section

5031

Harmonization

of GISO/CSO

Crane Hand

Signal

Standards

Staff No To amend/harmonize the CSO and GISO crane

hand signal standards.


Sections Subject/


GISO 5156,

5158

Confined

Spaces in

Construction

Anticipated

Federal Final

Rule (delayed)

No To address new Federal Standards that apply to

confined spaces in the construction industry.

Expect Federal Final Rule 2015

GISO/CSO Cranes,

Derricks and

Hoisting

Equipment

Staff Yes To consolidate Title 8 CSO Crane and Derrick

Standards into the GISO. This project will also

address wire rope inspection criteria, definition

of working load and establish the scope of the

standard with regard to certified operators and

material handling equipment (PIT’s) used in

lifting service.

Division of Occupational

Safety and Health

2013/14/15 Proposed Standards

Division of Occupational Safety and Health 2014/2015/2016 Proposed Standards

Process Safety Management for Refineries

Update of Mine Safety Orders

Update of Tunnel Safety Orders

Update of Elevator Safety Orders

Bloodborne Pathogens (adult films)

Hazardous Substances-PEL Process

Hotel Housekeeping

Division of Occupational Safety and Health 2013-2014 Proposed Standards

New Section 5120, Safe Patient Handling

Elevator Safety Order Revisions

Tramway Safety Order Revisions

Section 5197, Laboratory Accreditation for

Diacetyl Analysis (Recently Approved)

Adult Films (blood borne pathogens)

Recently Approved Rulemakings

OSHSB Recently Approved Rulemaking Projects

Sections Subject/ Description Source Brief Description

CSO Sections

1598 and 1599

To amend the CSO to

update the California

Manual for Uniform

Traffic Control consistent

with the recent Cal Trans

Updates for traffic

control devices for

streets and highways

Staff

initiated

Amends the CSO to ensure that California’s

construction orders references the latest

edition of the CAMUTCD in use by Cal Trans

and based upon the Federal DOT manual;

includes guidance for the training of flaggers

and various updates to signage and traffic

control device methods and technologies.

GISO Section

3314

Group Lockout/Tagout Staff

initiated

Amends Title 8 to provide requirements for

group lockout/tagout procedures when

servicing and/or maintenance is performed by

a crew, craft, department or other group

commensurate with Federal OSHA standards.

GISO Section

5001

Update and

Harmonization of Crane

Hand Signals

Staff

Initiated

To ensure that crane hand signals used in

construction and the GISO are commensurate

with each other and Federal standards

GISO Section

3650

Powered Industrial

Trucks-Excessive Loads

Staff

initiated

To clarify in Title 8 how loads are to be secured

for transport and what constitutes a load that

excessive in terms of the risk for toppling or

creating an unstable condition for the industrial

truck.

Participating in the Rulemaking Process

Regulation Sources:

• Federal Changes

• Statutory Changes

• Petition Decisions

• Court or Appeals Board Decisions

• Variance Decisions

• CASPA

• Standards Board or Staff

• DOSH Requests

• OAL Order of Repeal

Develop Initial

Proposal

Stage I Documents Prepared: (Documents Used to Develop a 45-Day Notice)

• Board Memo (Informative Digest)

• Regulatory Text (Express Terms)

• Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR)

• Side-by-Side Code Comparison (If Applicable)

• Economic & Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)

STD 399 to Labor Agency Secretary or

Designee for Approval

Notice to:

• Department of Finance (STD 399)

(For concurrence) (If Applicable)

45-Day Notice Published

(45-Day Comment Period Begins) (1-Year Rulemaking Timeline Begins)

Written Comments Received Public Hearing:

• Additional Written and/or Oral Comments Received

• Record Closed (45-Day Comment Period Ends)

Evaluate/Respond to Comments (If Applicable)

Stage II Documents Prepared:

• Updated Informative Digest

• Final Statement of Reasons

Board Adoption (File Closed)

File with:

• OAL for Approval (1-Year Rulemaking Timeline Ceases) OAL Files with Secretary of State To Barclay’s for Publication

To State Fire Marshal for Approval (If Applicable)

If Modifications

are Proposed, 15-Day

Notice Procedures are

Implemented

Revised June 2006

Advisory Committee (If Applicable)

Rulemaking Process Flowchart

How you can participate in the rulemaking process

Subscribe to the Public Hearing Notices Attend Board meetings Submit comments regarding rulemaking proposals Submit petitions Join advisory committees Monitor OSHSB website: www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb

How to contact the Board

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 350

Sacramento, California 95833

Phone (916) 274-5721

Fax (916) 274-5743

[email protected]

www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb