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FROM: John Cullens ;
County Administrator _
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
SUBJECT: Contract with Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Risk Manager to execute a contract with Environmental and
Occupational Risk Management, Inc. to provide professional on-site environmental health and
safety consulting support effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount not to
exceed $386,000. The breakdown of costs shall be shared among the following departments:
Risk Management General Services Community Services DoIT
$245,000 $25,000 $96,000 $20,000
FISCAL IMPACT:
Costs for this agreement will be funded as follows: 63% through the Workers' Compensation
Self-Insurance Trust Fund and 37% through charges to user departments.
REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc. is a consulting firm consisting of staff
possessing specialized technical skills in such areas as indoor air quality, infectious disease
control, industrial hygiene, as well as general and environmental compliance.
It is requested that technical consulting in the form of two part-time environmental health and
safety specialists a total of four days a week continue for the following reasons:
■ Consulting services have assisted in dealing with Occupational Safety Health
Administration compliance inspections and responses on behalf of our departments.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORP ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Ron Harvey(5-1443) �1 '�j,�
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Risk Management JOH CULLEN,CLERK OF
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SUBJECT: Contract with Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc.
DATE: September 18, 2007
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■ Facility and program assessments are being requested by specific departments, as well
as ergonomic and air quality investigations.
Development and distribution of federal and state required safety and training tools,
continued training of loss control coordinators, and assisting in the implementation of
safety/loss control programs for our departments.
■ Department requests regarding research and interpretation of federal, state and local
health and safety regulations.