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Federal OSHA is looking at potential changes to their Silica regulations, which could possibly have a future positive effect for the California regulations. They are looking at making additions to the tools, or processes being used under Table 1 tasks. We have long advocated for more options to use water or vacuum tools, or other developing technologies, under Table 1.

It appears that more time is needed for national manufacturers and associations to prepare the data and rationale Fed/OSHA is looking for.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

 In our age of Roomba’s and robot chefs, some things are still not ‘automatic’ with a contractor’s licensing paperwork. When you add one and one you don’t always equal two in this interpretation of contractor regulation. Go figure, it’s kind of a ‘trade’ off…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Well, it could be 20 questions, but this contractor will require a ‘special’ answer many can learn from before they send that application in. Knowing how rule interpretation changes over time is the reason why Capitol Services is the expert in assisting contractors. Another type of change has one contractor looking to get off the ‘roofing’…