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Safe California Workplaces: Multiple Strategies Help Caliber Collision Centers Create a Roadmap to a Safer Workplace
February 2009
What makes a workplace a safety star? We set on the path to find out with the Employer Resource Institute's 2008 Safe California Workplaces Award contest. As we discovered, the keys include a "safety first" culture and both seeking and implementing good ideas from a variety of sources. Our 2008 grand-prize winner is Irvine-based Caliber Collision Centers. Here's an up-close look at Caliber's winning strategies. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD; BETTS SPRING COMPANY INC., DOCKETS 06-R1D4-3504 and 3505
07/04/2008
Betts Spring Company, Inc. ("the Employer") manufactures metal springs for a variety of industrial purposes. From June 14 through July 26, 2006 the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ["the Division" ], through safety engineer Abigail Fabricante ("Fabricante") conducted an injury accident investigation at the Employer's manufacturing facility at 2100 Williams Street in San Leandro, California . . . more »

Ergonomics: Lean Manufacturing, Part 1; When More Efficiency Leads to Aching Backs
August 2008
Over the last decade, many manufacturers have embraced "lean manufacturing," a strategy to eliminate wasted time, motion, and storage by streamlining production, altering production processes, and paring back warehousing. These changes often show up in the bottom line at . . . more »

Injury Prevention: Animal Handling; Don't Let the Bear Get You
August 2008
Rocky the grizzly bear was a star. The 5-year-old, 7 1/2-foot-tall grizzly had most recently appeared in the Will Ferrell movie "Semi-Pro." So when Randy Miller and his cousin Stephen Miller, both experienced animal handlers, were working with Rocky and a third trainer at the Predators . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Confined Spaces; A Basic Refresher for All Workers
August 2008
Workers whose jobs may never require them to enter a confined space need to know what one is so that they'll know to avoid its deadly hazards. A worker who thinks he or she can clear a jam in a process vessel by climbing into it, or a worker who thinks that it would only take a . . . more »

Electrical Safety: Flexible Cords and Cables; Be Inflexible About Safety
July 2008
Sometimes you need an electrical cord that bends a little. Maybe it's because you have to use your power drill or saw in many different locations during the workday. Maybe it's because a piece of machinery . . . more »

Injury Prevention: Not Just in the Trenches; Beware of Unstable Hillside Collapses
July 2008
On June 12, 2007, an employee of Watsonville-based Granite Construction was checking the grade of a hillside when it collapsed, crushing and fatally injuring him. In October 2007, a day laborer . . . more »

Fire Safety: Could Your Business Survive a Wildfire?
June 2008
The 2007 wildfire season was devastating for Southern California. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed, more than half a million acres burned across seven counties, and more than 3,000 businesses were directly . . . 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 »

Online Exclusive: Indoor Air Quality: Mold Prevention Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive
Given that mold spores are everywhere and that they need very little to grow, how can you prevent mold from taking root in your workplace? . . . more »

Bulletin: Special Report included with this issue: "Lighten the Load: Identify and Control Ergonomic Hazards in Your Workplace to Prevent Costly Injuries, Increase Productivity, and Keep Workers on the Job"
April 2008
Ergonomic injuries, such as sprains, back pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome, cause workers to miss a significant number of workdays and . . . more »

Bulletin: Coming in June! An ERI Intensive Class on terminations
April 2008
Make the wrong move when firing a worker and your company could be facing a costly lawsuit. Don't take chances, protect yourself and your company by . . . more »

Bulletin: COCA Online Exclusive: Mold prevention checklist
April 2008
Heavy mold contamination affects indoor air quality and can cause serious respiratory problems for some workers. . . . more »

Accident Investigation: Identify the Root Cause, Take the Right Corrective Action
April 2008
A worker was sweeping the floor in an aisle alongside bales of reclaimed paper that were stacked six high at a California waste management facility. Each bale . . . more »

Indoor Air Quality: Moisture, Mold, and Mycotoxins: All Wet or Real Threat?
April 2008
If you had a nickel for every species of mold in the world, you'd have a tidy little stash for your next rainy day--there are more than 100,000 species. . . . more »

Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 3; Service Providers and Laborers
April 2008
Coast and Valley Carpet Care sent cousins Jose and Victor Cortez to a condo in the Ventura County city of Moorpark two years ago to clean the . . . more »

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