{"id":"883033fd-c6c9-433a-8c2f-e38262e4228d","task":"Track the status of California's pending emergency temporary standard restricting high-silica engineered stone fabrication before advising a California shop on 2026-2027 compliance planning.","domain":"dir.ca.gov (Cal/OSHA)","steps":["Confirm the Standards Board's 21 May 2026 unanimous vote (per dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2026/2026-45.html, released 22 May 2026) granting a petition to prohibit fabrication/installation of artificial stone containing more than 1% crystalline silica","Note the Board directed Cal/OSHA to prepare a finding of emergency to support expedited rulemaking — the ETS was not yet in effect as of that vote","Track whether Cal/OSHA has convened the required scientific advisory committee and published draft ETS text","Cross-reference the existing, already-in-effect permanent silica standard at Title 8 CCR Section 5204 (adopted February 2025), which currently governs the shop","Check for recent Cal/OSHA Silica Special Emphasis Program citation activity in the shop's region ahead of any new ETS"],"gotchas":["As of the May 2026 vote, the 1%-silica engineered stone prohibition is a directive to draft a standard, not yet an enforceable rule — don't tell a client it is already banned in California","This is distinct from the December 2023 Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standard on respirable crystalline silica generally (now folded into Section 5204), which is already in force and covers greater-than-10%-silica trigger tasks","Senate Bill 20 (signed October 2025) added silicosis reporting/coordination requirements between Cal/OSHA and CDPH — check whether the shop's incident-reporting process already accounts for it"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/883033fd-c6c9-433a-8c2f-e38262e4228d"}