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C. 66

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date:	August 2, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with BSI EHS Services and Solutions

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/02/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sharon Hymes-Offord 925.335.1450

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 2, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Risk Management to execute an agreement with BSI EHS Services and Solutions for on-site environmental health and safety and sustainability consulting support effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 in an amount not to exceed $1,202,600.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Costs will be funded through the Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund and through direct charges to user departments.

BACKGROUND:

BSI EHS Services and Solutions (BSI) consists of staff possessing specialized technical skills in areas such as indoor air quality, infectious disease control, industrial hygiene, as well as general and environmental compliance. Consulting services also assist in dealing with Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) compliance inspections and responses on behalf of County departments. BSI safety specialists assist with facility and program assessments requested by Departments, ergonomic and air quality investigations, development and distribution of federal and state required safety and training tools, continuous training of loss control coordinators, implementation of safety/loss control programs for Departments, responses to requests for research and interpretation of federal, state and local health and safety regulations and on-site First AID/CPR/AED Training.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not be able to ensure that it meets Cal-OSHA regulatory requirements.