fume hood variance on letterhead - University of California, Davis

This schedule assumes the monitor manufacturer can meet demand and provide monitors to UC
Davis in a timely manner.
Employee Notification:
As required by the California Labor Code, the University of California Davis certifies employees
have been notified regarding this application for a temporary <strong>variance</strong> and of the employees’ right to
petition the Division of Occupational Safety and Health for a hearing regarding this temporary
<strong>variance</strong>. The <strong>variance</strong> was distributed through our Department Safety Coordinators and posted on
our Environmental Health & Safety website. Safety Coordinators were requested to distribute the
<strong>variance</strong> to their departments and post the <strong>variance</strong> request in a public location.
Qualitative monitors remain in place on all <strong>fume</strong> <strong>hood</strong>s requiring monitors not yet installed. End
users, as part of the UC Davis Injury and Illness Prevention Program and Laboratory Standard, are
trained on what to do if the end user suspects the <strong>hood</strong> is not operating properly.
In conclusion, the University of California Davis requests the Division of Occupational Safety and
Health grant a temporary <strong>variance</strong> from Title 8, California Code of Regulations, §5154.1 (e)(3)(A)
until October 1, 2008 to allow for completion of quantitative <strong>fume</strong> <strong>hood</strong> monitor installation.
If you have any additional questions feel free to contact me at (530)752-1493.
Sincerely,
Andrew Majewski, Interim Director
Environmental Health and Safety
CC: Steve Smith, Cal/OSHA
Larry Wong, EH&S UCOP
Allen Tollefson, UC Davis Facilities Management