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Hazardous Chemicals: Cal/OSHA Updates Permissible Exposure Limits; Part II: Previously Unregulated Chemicals
September 2010
In December, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board completed the most recent update of Cal/OSHA's permissible exposure limits (PELs)--something it does approximately once every three years (the last revision took effect in 2006). In last month's issue of COCA, we covered the eight revised PELs that went into effect on Aug. 3, 2010. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: Cal/OSHA Updates Permissible Exposure Limits; Part I: Revised Limits
August 2010
In December, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board completed the most recent update of Cal/OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs), something it does approximately once every three years (the last revision took effect in 2006). New or revised PELs for 13 chemicals go into effect on Aug. 3, 2010. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: Federal OSHA Changes Notification Requirements in Hexavalent Chromium Rule; Cal/OSHA Prepares to Follow Suit
July 2010
On June 15, 2010, revisions to federal OSHA's hexavalent chromium standard took effect. The changes are to the notification portion of the rule. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: OSHSB Considering Revisions to Refractory Ceramic Fiber Exposure Limits; Who's Exposed and What Employers Can Do
July 2009
At its meeting in March, the state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) heard public comments on its hotly debated proposal to impose a permissible exposure limit (PEL) . . . more »

News Notes: Workplace Toxins Report Reveals Deficiencies In PELS
March 2008
The state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, a Cal/EPA agency, has released a report--Identification of Chemicals of Concern, Possible Risk Assessment Methods, and Examples of Health Protective Occupational Air Concentrations . . . more »

Industrial Hygiene: Map Workplace Exposures Through Sampling; How Many Samples Do You Need?
March 2006
Are your workers exposed to hazardous concentrations of airborne chemicals? How do you know? If you don't know, how can you find out? Where Are the Chemicals? Naturally, if there are no hazardous . . . more »

News Note: State Issues Warning on Silica Dust
January 2005
Cal/OSHA has issued a hazard alert regarding silica dust risks for employees fabricating granite countertops. The dust results when employees cut, sand, and grind granite countertops without proper ve . . . more »