October 21, 2010

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:

         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 116
         Section 5291
         Firing of Explosive Materials (Blasting Operations)

   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 32
         Section 1742
         Definitions of "Manifold" and "Header"
         (Heard at the August 19, 2010, Public Hearing)

      2. TITLE 8:

         HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Article 17
         Section 2813
         Underground Vaults--Headroom Clearance
         (Heard at the September 16, 2010, Public Hearing)

      3. CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4, Article 22
         Section 1648; and Article 25
         Section 1675 and 1678
         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 4
         Sections 3276, 3277, 3278, 3279, and 3280;
         Article 5, Section 3287; and Article 11, Section 3413
         Portable Ladders
         (Heard at the December 17, 2009, Public Hearing)

   2. PROPOSED PETITION DECISIONS FOR ADOPTION

      1. John McCullough, CSP
         Assistant Vice President
         Wells Fargo
         Petition File No. 515

         The Petitioner requests that the Board amend Title 8, California Code of Regulations, to adopt a definition of Certified Safety Professional.

      2. Jogen Bhalla, Vice President
         AMOT
         Petition File No. 516

         The Petitioner requests that the Board amend Title 8 to add a requirement that internal combustion engines be equipped with cyclone type spark arresters and that diesel engines be equipped with automatic air intake shutoff valves.

      3. Michael Geyer, PE, CIH, CSP
         Project Director-President
         KERNTEC Industries, Inc.
         Petition File No. 517

         The Petitioner requests the Board to amend Title 8 regarding the use of the English language in the workplace.

   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 District Court of Appeal No. B226102.

   6. Next meeting:

      November 18, 2010
      Costa Mesa City Hall, Council Chambers
      77 Fair Drive
      Costa Mesa, California 92626
      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.