Wednesday, October 28, 2009

CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE BOARD

The Contractors' State License Board is the agency that controls the Board and its operations.

The Contractors' State License Board is governed by a body of nine contractors, and others, as part of their agenda. The Registrar of contractors, Steve Sands, is the Chief Executive Officer.

The Contractors' State License Board has three or four separate entities. The ones that run it are its senior staff. The Board is made up of nine senior staff. The senior staff is Cindi Christenson, Chief Deputy Registrar; Mike Brown, Chief of Legislation; Jonathan Buttle, Budget Analyst; Amy Cox O'Farrell, Chief of Information Technology; Dave Fogt, Chief of Enforcement; Rick Lopes, Chief of Public Affairs; Karen Ollinger, Chief of Licensing; Larry Parrott, Chief of Administration; and Bob Porter, Chief of Testing.

The job of the Contractors' State License Board is to protect consumers.

The Board Members at the Contractors' State License Board right now are:

Edward "Eddie" Barnes, Chair
Robert Lamb
Robert Brown
Joan Hancock
Matthew Kelly
Louise Kirkbride
Ed Lang
Lisa Miller-Strunk
Bruce Rust

The Contractors' State License Board website is a great source of information www.cslb.ca.gov. Their address is 9821 Business Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95827. 1-800-321-CSLB (2752).

Thursday, October 15, 2009

INSPECTIONS BY CAL/OSHA

All contractors should be prepared for an inspection. This happens quite often. You should train your staff on how to respond.

Make sure that your prevention program is organized and up to date. Do not fumble in front of the the inspector.

Inspections can target high-hazard businesses with loss rates at or above what is normally expected. A complaint might also trigger an inspection.

Make sure your security people know what to do if an inspection comes around. Have someone with some real understanding available to help you. The inspectors will not help you.

Don't be rude. Be friendly. However, do not give away the store. After the inspectors do what they need to do, you should make sure that you get an indication of what the inspector is asking for. Most of all make sure of what you will say and have said.