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Articles from current issue of the Cal/OSHA Compliance Advisor monthly newsletter are listed below.

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Online Exclusive: Training: Is Your Training Program Effective? An Evaluation Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive
In the May 2008 issue of COCA, we discuss the Cal/OSH Appeals Board decision addressing RGW Construction. The Appeals Board closely examined the employer's training program and determined that it complied with the . . . more »

Bulletin: Submit Entries for the ERI 2008 Safe California Workplaces Award
May 2008
Does your company implement proven and innovative safety practices? If yes, nominate your organization for the ERI 2008 Safe California Workplaces Award, which recognizes California employers of all sizes . . . more »

Bulletin: Sign Up for Next Month's ERI Intensive Class Covering Termination Issues.
May 2008
One of your workers violated a company safety rule, which resulted in another employee's serious injury, and you want to fire him. Make sure you look before you leap--not knowing the law when terminating a worker . . . more »

Bulletin: New Findings Reveal that Bisphenol A May Be Harmful
May 2008
In the March 2008 issue of COCA, we covered bisphenol A, a substance used in manufacturing many plastics (including baby bottles), as an emerging chemical of concern. Now the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Toxicology Program . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Forklift Operators; Is It Time to Conduct Periodic Refresher Training?
May 2008
Imagine if the Egyptian pharaohs owned forklifts--all that manpower they used hauling huge rocks could have been reduced to a half-dozen forklifts and a couple of cranes. Forklifts give one person the ability to lift and move loads in . . . more »

Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 4; Construction, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
May 2008
A crew for The House Doctor, a home improvement contractor, was working in a Long Beach home when an electric lamp fell onto an employee. Part of the worker's body was touching a water puddle, and the worker was electrocuted. CPR . . . more »

Injury Prevention: Kicking Out Knee Injuries; Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies
May 2008
More than 95,000 American workers lost work time in 2006 because of work-related knee injuries, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. These employees lost an average of 14 workdays, although those who need . . . more »

Health and Wellness: Take This With Less Than a Grain of Salt; The Skinny on Sodium
May 2008
Do you worry about dioxin in your drinking water? Pesticides in your produce? Carcinogens in your canned goods? How about salt in your soda--and, for that matter, in almost everything you eat? . . . more »

Residential Worksites and Nonsafety Regulations
May 2008
There are many issues associated with working in and around other people's homes besides Cal/OSHA compliance, particularly how to comply with other employment laws, notes San Francisco attorney Jeffrey Tanenbaum. "How do you . . . more »

Youth Workers: Jobs to Die For; Keeping Young Workers Out of Peril
May 2008
Summer's coming, and with it an influx of young laborers whose numbers are sorely needed in restaurants, retail establishments, agriculture, and other sectors of the economy at this time of year. Sadly, some of these workers . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Does a Serious Injury Automatically Mean the Employer's Training Program Is Inadequate?
May 2008
Journeyman carpenter Abdullah Baker worked for RGW Construction of Livermore for about three months. On April 7, 2006, Baker was inside an aerial basket, making an angle cut to a 4-by-6-inch piece of lumber with a handheld circular Skilsaw . . . more »

News Notes: California Safe Cosmetics Program Releases Chemical List
May 2008
The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 requires cosmetics companies to report to the state Department of Public Health products that contain chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. . . . more »

News Notes: Price Tag for the Most Disabling Workplace Injuries: $48.3 Billion
May 2008
The inflation-adjusted workers' compensation cost of the most disabling injuries (those causing six or more lost workdays) increased nearly 4 percent, to $48.3 billion, between 1998 and 2005, even though the incidence of these . . . more »

News Notes: NIOSH Drafts PPE Guidelines for Health Workers on Pandemic Flu
May 2008
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is requesting public input on its draft of "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Healthcare Workers (HCW) Action Plan," NIOSH Docket Number NIOSH . . . more »

News Notes: More Truckers Buckling Up
May 2008
The number of professional truckers who buckle their seat belts jumped to a record level of 65 percent in 2007, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Only 48 percent of commercial truck drivers . . . more »

News Notes: Obesity Decreases Productivity, Says Study
May 2008
Moderately to extremely obese employees have reduced job productivity, even when their performance is compared to that of overweight or mildly obese workers, according to a study recently published in . . . more »

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