June 17, 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:

         CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4
         Article 2, Section 1504
         Article 21, Section 1637, and
         Appendix C, Plate C-17
         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 23
         Section 3622
         Scaffold Plank Design Requirements

      2. TITLE 8:

         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 108
         Section 5158
         Other Confined Space 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 ORDER(S) FOR ADOPTION

      1. TITLE 8:

         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7
         Article 20, Section 3563, and
         Article 25, Section 3651
         Rollover Protective Structures for Ride-On Power Lawn Mowers
         (Heard at the December 17, 2009, Public Hearing)

      2. TITLE 8:

         GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS
         Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 116
         Section 5278
         Loading of Explosive Materials
         (Heard at the May 20, 2010, Public Hearing)

   2. PROPOSED PETITION DECISION(S) FOR ADOPTION

      1. Arnold Timothy Galpin, P.E.
         Engineering Manager
         Spanco, Inc.
         Petition File No 514

         Petitioner requests that the Board amend Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Section 1670 of the Construction Safety Orders regarding flexible horizontal life lines used in fall arrest applications.

   3. PROPOSED VARIANCE DECISIONS FOR ADOPTION

      1. Consent Calendar

   4. OTHER

      1. Termination of Rulemaking--Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes (Petition File No. 495)

      2. Legislative Update

      3. Executive Officer's Report

         1. Calendar of Activities

      4. 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 County Superior Court Case No. BC418871.

   6. Next meeting:

      July 15, 2010
      Burbank City Hall
      275 East Olive Avenue, Council Chambers
      Burbank, California 91502
      10:00 a.m.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION NOTICE: Disability accommodation is available upon request. Any person with a disability requiring an accommodation, auxiliary aid or service, or a modification of policies or procedures to ensure effective communication and access to the public hearings/meetings of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board should contact the Disability Accommodation Coordinator at (916) 274-5721 or the state-wide Disability Accommodation Coordinator at 1-866-326-1616 (toll free). The state-wide Coordinator can also be reached through the California Relay Service, by dialing 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-855-3000 (TTY-Spanish). Accommodations can include modifications of policies or procedures or provision of auxiliary aids or services.

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.