Established in 1980		January 2, 2002

2002 Board President: vacant Past Pres and Acting Pres: Bill Collier, CIH Secretary: vacant Treasurer: Mark Cameron, CIH Director: Morie Oberg, CIH, PE ASSE LIAISON: vacant CIHC Representative: Looking for a volunteer to be wined and dined and represent us at the CIHC. Call any of the above to volunteer

Message from the Acting President GOOD NEWS!!!!!!! We have some volunteers to help out on the local Board. Rocky Rockswold has agreed to serve on the board and continue keeping our data base . In addition, James M. Dills, a new member, has agreed to also serve on the board and assist with the newsletter (a very time consuming thing). At the last board meeting on December 14, 2001 a nominating committee was established and we are in the process of nominating someone to be the new president of the section. Members of the nominating committee will report on their efforts by the next Board meeting on January 18, 2002. OSHA WITHDRAWS INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROPOSAL In what has surely been a long-running saga within OSHA and among supporters of a federal indoor air quality rule, the issue now seems to have come to an abrupt end with the announcement that OSHA has formally withdrawn its indoor air quality proposal. This is the same proposal that was proposed in 1994 and resulted in over 100,000 comments being submitted to OSHA. Since 1994, OSHA has repeatedly placed this proposal in its “long-term actions" category, notwithstanding the fact that several lawsuits were filed in an attempt to force OSHA to proceed with the rulemaking. OSHA ANNOUNCES SHORT REGULATORY AGENDA In announcing the semi-annual regulatory agenda for OSHA in early December, OSHA surprised no one with an agenda that is somewhat “short” compared to previous agendas. However, while some stakeholders have criticized the agency for not taking a serious look at health and safety issues, others have stated that this is exactly the kind of agenda new OSHA administrator John Henshaw said would be forthcoming. At the recent NACOSH meeting, John hinted that the agenda would be somewhat shorter. However, John stated that the reason for this was that this administration would only place items on the agenda that were “doable”. He mentioned that it did no good for OSHA to publish an agenda littered with issues and ideas that would never actually be proposed or adopted. It was his intent to list only those things that would seriously be considered. While the full agenda is available by reviewing the December 3 Federal Register, here is a look at some of the issues of interest to AIHA: Prerule Stage Several issues related to construction safety Occupational Exposure to Beryllium Proposed Rule Stage Assigned Protection Factors, Amendments to the Final Rule on Respiratory Protection Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis Final Rule Stage Update and Revision of the Exist Routes Standard (Signs, Signals and Barricades) Long-Term Actions Injury and Illness Prevention Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment Indoor Air Quality in the Workplace (Since withdrawn)

Please send any address and e-mail updates to: rockyone@pacbell.net NOTE: We are looking to go to an all electronic newsletter distribution. Please provide us with your current e-mail address so we can keep you informed.

From Our Last Board Meeting.... The Board met on December 14, 2001. The following items were discussed: Budget: We currently have $3300.00 in our bank account. We have paid CIHC for the year. We only had 45 members pay dues for 2001. We have been sending letters and e-mails out to around 120 listed members, ex-members and others. We need to improve the dues paying. In February there will an IH training program in a local recycling center. Details will be the January newsletter. We are making an effort to recruit student members and will coordinate this with the Sacramento State programs. However, we do intend to get the help of experienced IHs in this effort.

UPCOMING TRAINING

Debbie Dietrich of SKC, Inc. will present:

Indoor Air Quality Training in the Use of Recent Advances in Air Monitoring Monitoring Equipment

January 29
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cal/OSHA Training Center,
2211 Park Towne Circle, Suite #5
(Near Butano and Watt Avenue)

$15 AIHA/SVS Members & Cal/OSHA personnel with State ID, $25 for non-AIHA/SVS members

Lunch will not be provided. There are a number of good facilities are within a short walking distance/

See you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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