§ 22.6001 — Definitions

§22.6001 Definitions

For purposes of this Division, defined terms appear in italics. The following definitions apply in this Division: City facility means the following facilities: (a) Petco Park; (b) Pechanga Arena San Diego; (c) San Diego Convention Center; (d) San Diego City Concourse; and (e) Civic Theatre, including the portion of the Civic Center Plaza directly adjacent to the Civic Theatre when theatre-related activities are held there. Complex live event means live music, theater, dance, or cultural productions, or other live productions that involve the temporary setup, operation, or teardown of non-permanent rigging, large portable power distribution systems, or both. The setup, operation, or teardown of non-permanent rigging does not include freight handling or the transportation of heavy equipment. Contract for production means an agreement between a contracting entity and a live event vendor to produce a complex live event within any City facility or park. Contracting entity means a person that contracts with a live event vendor to produce a complex live event within any City facility or park. Entertainment Technician Certification Program means the industry and labor nongovernmental program of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association that grants certification to a worker who has demonstrated mastery as an entertainment technician. Large portable power distribution system means a movable system that can distribute power at 100 amps or greater. Live event vendor means an employer that contracts to produce a complex live event. Non-permanent rigging means a movable system of equipment, which is automated or fixed, used for overhead suspension of portable audiovisual equipment, including audio, video, lighting, backdrops, scenery, trusses, and other effects, equipment, or props. Operation means to control the functioning of effects on an event set, including lighting, sound, pyrotechnics, machinery, electrical apparatus, scenery, audiovisual, or rigging. OSHA-10 course means the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 10-hour course on workplace health and safety, and includes the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s OSHA-10/General Entertainment Safety 10-hour course on workplace health and safety specific to the entertainment and exhibition industries, and the Cal/OSHA-10 10-hour course offered by an OSHA Training Institute Education Center-authorized training provider. OSHA-30 course means the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 30-hour course on workplace health and safety, and includes the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's OSHA-30/General Entertainment Safety 30-hour course on workplace health and safety specific to the entertainment and exhibition industries, and the Cal/OSHA-30 30-hour course offered by an OSHA Training Institute Education Center-authorized training provider. Park has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 63.0102(b). Retaliate means any threatening, intimidating, or harassing conduct or adverse employment action against an employee, subcontractor, or subcontractors’ employee for engaging in conduct specified in San Diego Municipal Code section 22.6003. Supervisors means any employee, employed in an occupation that may be certified by the Entertainment Technician Certification Program, who leads, supervises, or directs one or more employees in that same occupation.

(“Definitions” added 3-21-2025 by O-21931 N.S.; effective 7-1-2025.) (Amended 6-15-2026 by O-22106 N.S.; effective 7-15-2026.)