Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB)
The mission of the Occupational Safety & 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 Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board, a seven-member body appointed by the Governor, is the standards-setting agency within the Cal/OSHA program. The Standards Board's objective is to adopt reasonable and enforceable standards at least as effective as federal standards. The Standards Board also has the responsibility to grant or deny applications for variances from adopted standards and respond to petitions for new or revised standards. The part-time, independent board holds monthly meetings throughout California.
Standards Board Updates
- Dec. 19, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda
- Jan. 16, 2025 Board Meeting Notice - No Public Hearing Items
- Dec. 19, 2024 Board Meeting Notice - Cone and Bar Barricades
Board Meetings
- Board Meeting Schedule, Notice of Proposals, and Agendas
- Video Stream Monthly Board Meetings (in English and Spanish)
Next Standards Board Meeting: Join the Public Comment Queue
If you cannot attend or stay until the end of the Board meeting but have a comment on a matter not on the agenda, your comment can be read into the record by OSHSB staff. Send your written comment (no more than 500 words) to OSHSB_NAComments@dir.ca.gov by 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2024. OSHSB staff will do their best to read comments timestamped prior to 10:45 a.m. on December 19, 2024, when possible.
Advisory Meetings
Standards
Variances
Petitions
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What's New
June 2024
December 2023
- Standards Board Adopts Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Silicosis
- La Junta de Normas de Seguridad y Salud vota para adoptar la Norma Temporal de Emergencia para proteger a los trabajadores contra la silicosis
December 2024