Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Memorandum of Understanding-Rescinded May 21, 2001

The California Integrated Waste Management Board’s (CIWMB) Executive Director received a letter from John Howard, Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Department of Industrial Relations dated May 21, 2001 that rescinds the 1999 Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the CIWMB regarding worker safety issues at Transfer/Processing Operations and Facilities. The attached letter (Adobe Acrobat, 343 KB) explains that Assembly Bill 1127, effective January 2000, provides the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) a more effective means of referring issues concerning worker health and safety than the non-statutory provisions of the 1999 MOU. Because of the changes that Assembly Bill 1127 made to the California Labor Code, DOSH determined that the MOU is no longer necessary and rescinded it. Advisory 59 provides guidance to local enforcement agencies on the regulatory and policy changes that the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health-otherwise known as "Cal/OSHA"-has made in order to implement the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 1127 for inspections and investigations commencing on or after January 1, 2000.

DOSH expressed interest to provide information regarding worker health and safety issues and recommends that LEAs contact the District Office in their area. You will find the list of District Offices and the AB 1127 Implementation plan on the Department of Industrial Relations’ website.