May 19, 2011

1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. PUBLIC MEETING(open for public comment)

   1. This portion of the public meeting is open to any interested person to propose new or revised standards to the Board or to make any comment concerning occupational safety and health (Labor Code Section 142.2).

      This portion of the meeting is also open to any person who wishes to address the Board on any item on today's Business Meeting Agenda (Government Code Section 11125.7)

      Any individual or group planning to make a presentation during the Public Meeting is requested to contact Chris Witte, Executive Secretary, or Marley Hart, Executive Officer, at (916) 274-5721 in advance of the meeting so that any logistical concerns can be addressed.

   2. ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC MEETING

3. PUBLIC HEARING(open for public comment)

   1. EXPLANATION OF PROCEDURES

   2. PROPOSED SAFETY STANDARDS (Revisions, Additions, Deletions)

      1. TITLE 8:

         CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4
         Article 2, Section 1504
         Article 12, Section 1600
         Article 13, Sections 1602-1603.1
         Work Over or Near Water

      2. TITLE 8:

         CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Article 2
         Section 1504
         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 1
         Section 3207
         Definition of Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

   3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING

4. BUSINESS MEETING

   The purpose of the business meeting is for the board to conduct its monthly business.

   1. PROPOSED SAFETY ORDERS FOR ADOPTION

      1. TITLE 8:

         CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4
         Article 15, Sections 1610 through 1619
         Article 28, Section 1694
         ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5
         Group 2, High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
         Article 36, Section 2940
         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 153
         Section 6060
         Cranes and Derricks
         (Heard at the January 20, 2011, Public Hearing)

   2. PROPOSED PETITION DECISIONS FOR ADOPTION

      1. Boyd F. Jensen II
         Garrett & Jensen Attorneys at Law
         Petition File No. 520

         Petitioner requests that the Board amend Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Article 35 of the General Industry Safety Orders by adding New Section 3291 regarding Certified Inspectors and Inspections of Portable Amusement Rides.

      2. John McCullough, CSP, Assistant Vice President
         Wells Fargo Insurance Services
         Petition File No. 521

         Petitioner requests that the Board amend Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Section 3276 of the General Industry Safety Orders, regarding the frequency of portable ladder inspections.

   3. PROPOSED VARIANCE DECISIONS FOR ADOPTION

      1. Consent Calendar

   4. OTHER

      1. Legislative Update

      2. Executive Officer's Report

         1. Calendar of Activities

      3. Future Agenda Items

   5. CLOSED SESSION

      Pursuant to Government Code Sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(A), the Board will meet in closed session to discuss the following pending litigation: Bautista, et al. v. State of California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC418871 and Second Distric Court of Appeal No. B226102

   6. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: ADJOURNMENT OF THE BUSINESS MEETING

      Next meeting:

      June 16, 2011
      Harris State Building Auditorium
      1515 Clay Street
      Oakland, California 94612
      10:00 a.m.

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Accommodations include, but are not limited to, an Assistive Listening System (ALS), a Computer-Aided Transcription System or Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), a sign-language interpreter, documents in Braille, large print or on computer disk, and audio cassette recording. Accommodation requests should be made as soon as possible. Requests for an ALS or CART should be made no later than five (5) days before the hearing.