I think the Nanny State has really gone around the bend on this one. On December 18 2010 the California Health and Safety Board will declare that wood is a known cancer causing substance. That as an employer you must post clear signage saying such. Drilling, sawing, sanding generates wood dust that can cause cancer. What next Water?? Football helmets and safety straps for all... I certainly feel safer now.

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WARNING

Drilling, sawing, sanding, or machining wood products generates wood dust, a substance known to theState of California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust or use a respirator or other safeguards for personal protection.

CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 25249.6

New El Dorado Hills Construction Project

We are just starting a new project in El Dorado Hills. This project is the perfect example of why you need to work with a knowledgeable building professional especially if your lot has over 10% slopes.
My client, under my direction, has needed to pay to have the plans re-engineered, and re-drawn. He could not understand why the “professionals” he had hired did not know how to work with the steep grade on his lot. BTW, the redesign saved him more than $50K.
A lot of it has to do with experience, face it, most architects, designers, and engineers have never actually built on a steep slope.