Marijuana/Cannabis Industry
Advisory Meetings
General Industry Safety Orders
Chapter 4, subchapter 7, new section
If you have questions regarding these meetings, please contact Amalia Neidhardt at (916) 574‑2993.
As required by Labor Code section 147.6, Cal/OSHA has provided the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board a final report about the January 31, 2018, advisory committee meeting and the input received from stakeholders on determining whether new occupational health and safety regulations need to be developed for the cannabis industry.
Cal/OSHA will present the final report at the September 20, 2018, Standards Board meeting in San Diego. Information on the meeting can be found at https://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/documents/agendaSep2018.pdf.
The Cal/OSHA report that provides the findings and recommendations of the advisory committee is available here: Report From Cal/OSHA — Cannabis Industry
Following up from the January 31, 2018, advisory committee meeting pertaining to the cannabis industry, the below draft report of the committee's findings and recommendations concerning the need for industry-specific regulations is now available for comment. As required by Labor Code section 147.6, the final report will be sent to the Standards Board in early September, in time for the Board to consider the report at its September 20, 2018, public meeting in San Diego.
Please email your comments on this draft report to aneidhardt@dir.ca.gov, by Friday, August 31, 2018.
January 31, 2018
1515 Clay Street, 2nd floor, Room 1
Oakland, California
As required by Labor Code section 147.6, Cal/OSHA will convene an advisory committee on January 31, 2018, to evaluate whether there is a need to develop industry specific regulations related to the activities of licensees under Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions (B&P) Code. The meeting will consider, but not be limited to, whether specific requirements are needed to address exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke by employees at facilities where on-site consumption of marijuana is permitted under B&P Code section 26200(d), and whether specific requirements are needed to address the potential risks of combustion, inhalation, armed robberies, or repetitive strain injuries.
At this advisory committee meeting stakeholders and the public are invited to provide input on the unique health and safety issues associated with working in the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and sale of medicinal and adult-use marijuana. An agenda for the meeting and related handouts are provided below:
Meeting Documents:
- Minutes
- Comments
- Agenda
- Handouts & References:
- Labor Code section 147.6
- Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA)
- Health and Safety Code Section 11362.3
- Title 8 section 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- Title 8 section 5110, Repetitive Motion Injuries
- Title 8 section 5148, Prohibition of Smoking in the Workplace DRAFT revisions
- California Cannabis Portal
- Bureau of Cannabis Control
- California Department of Food and Agriculture
- California Department of Public Health
- CDPH Smoke-Free Protections in the Workplace Fact Sheet
- Steps to Develop and Occupational Health Standard
- Flowchart on "How to Participate in the Rulemaking Process"
As required by Labor Code Section 147.5 (enacted in 2015 by Assembly Bill 266), Cal/OSHA gave the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board a final report about the advisory committee meeting held last year and the input received from stakeholders on determining whether new occupational health and safety regulations need to be developed for medical cannabis industry.
Information about the Standards Board meeting can be found at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/documents/agendaJun2017.pdf
The Cal/OSHA report that provides the findings and recommendations of the advisory committee is available here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/documents/CalOSHA-findings-and-recommendations-for-the-Medical-Cannabis-Industry-6-2-17.pdf
As required by Labor Code Section 147.5 (enacted in 2015 by Assembly Bill 266), Cal/OSHA held an advisory committee to evaluate the need to develop industry-specific regulations for occupational hazards associated with medical marijuana.
At this advisory committee meeting stakeholders and the public provided input on the unique health and safety issues associated with working in the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and sale of medical marijuana.