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Featured Resource: Visitor Safety Checklist
January 2012
How many nonemployees are on your worksite at any given moment? Do you know where they are, what their business is, and whether they pose a risk to your workers or themselves? . . .
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OSHA takes steps to tackle workplace violence
November 2011
Federal OSHA has launched a new website on preventing workplace violence and published several related guidance documents, including recommendations for late-night retail establishments and healthcare . . .
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Trainer's Handbook:
Protecting Workers from Sexual Harassment -- and Potential Workplace Violence
August 2011
Last year, New York City-based ABM Industries, Inc., a janitorial services contractor, settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by 21 female workers from California's Central Valley region. The company agreed to pay $5.8 million and provide other relief to the women, who claim they were subjected to sexual harassment--including unwelcome touching and rape--by 14 male co-workers and supervisors, one of whom was a registered sex offender. . . .
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Featured Resource: Portable Fire Extinguisher Use Policy
August 2011
Many workplaces are equipped with portable fire extinguishers that can control small fires, preventing property damage and loss of life. However, General Industry Safety Orders Section 6151(g) prohibits workers from using fire extinguishers unless they have received training in their proper use. . . .
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Wildfire Prevention and Response Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive June 2011
As wildfire season approaches in California, businesses located within the wildland-urban interface--land that borders an undeveloped, forested, or wild area--need to make sure they are prepared to protect lives and property from this threat. Our checklist will help you get your business ready for the worst. . . .
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Fire Safety:
Safety Alert Addresses Sprinkler System Antifreeze; Guidelines for Use and Recommended Alternatives
June 2011
Thirty-year-old Wuliber Martinez of Truckee, north of Lake Tahoe, had just started making dinner for his wife, 27-year-old Isella Minutti, when the grease he was heating caught fire. What happened next isn't entirely clear, but the resulting fireball blew the doors in the apartment out of their frames and threw glass from the windows more than 86 feet across the adjacent parking area. Minutti, who was standing only a few feet away in the living room, was fatally injured by the blast, and Martinez was severely burned. . . .
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Workplace Violence:
Neighborhood Crime Watches Spread to Businesses; Could Partnering with Your Neighbors Enhance Your Security?
June 2011
It was Michael Watkins' 53rd birthday on Dec. 8, 2009, and he happened to be working that night, repairing arcade games at BJ's Novelty Store in South Louisville, Ky. At about 9:45 p.m., Watkins, who was working alone, returned from picking up supper from a nearby fast food restaurant. As he laid out his food on a workbench, an assailant attacked him from behind with a knife. Watkins called 911, but by the time help arrived, he was dead. Could a "business safety watch" have helped save him? . . .
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