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Online Exclusive
These articles are available only to subscribers of Cal/OSHA Compliance Advisor Online. This is just one more benefit of your premium online subscription.
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Enforcement: Five Citations You Should Never Get
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There are some citations that state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) inspectors write over and over again; they're in the top 10 every year. And yet, they're some of the easiest citations to avoid . . . more »
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Resource Roundup: Give Yourself a Safety Edge with 10 Online Resources You May Have Missed
COCA Online Exclusive
The Web is where it's at these days--you can do everything from order a pizza to read your professional journals online. But the signal-to-noise ratio can be high, too--it can be hard to find the most reliable and useful resources among the Internet clutter. So we've collected 10 online resources you may not be aware of, where you can find some of the best freely available safety information you may be missing. . . . more »
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10 Tips for Holiday Stress Management
COCA Online Exclusive
Ah, the holidays! A time of year when we're constantly assaulted with music, television programs, and other reminders of how thankful we should be, and how joyful we should feel. Unfortunately, for many of us, the demand to be thankful and joyful---along with the demand to entertain relatives we seldom see or go to parties we'd rather not attend . . . more »
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Don't Reinvent the IIPP Wheel; Save Yourself Some Work With Available IIPP Templates and Checklists
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Cal/OSHA requires all employers to have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program in place, and to update it regularly. Despite the overarching importance of this requirement--it is one of the few universally applicable standards--the IIPP standard (Section 3203 of the General Industry Safety Orders) is consistently among the top ten most frequently cited Cal/OSHA standards. This month's Online Exclusive links to a variety of templates for use by different kinds of employers, along with compliance checklists. Online subscribers can access these resources now . . . more »
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Sample Visitor Safety Policy
COCA Online Exclusive
As we discuss in this month's issue, a well-written visitor safety policy protects both visitors to your worksite and your employees. We've drafted a sample policy that you can customize for use at your organization. Online subscribers can access the sample policy now . . . more »
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Workplace Air Troubleshooting Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive
In February, eight workers at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Lancaster were overcome by irritant fumes and sent to a nearby clinic. Their workplace had filled up with pungent smoke as the result of a malfunction within the building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Most indoor air quality problems are less dramatic than this--but can have both immediate and long-term effects on employee health and productivity. Our checklist can help you identify potential sources of indoor air quality problems in your workplace, so that they can be addressed . . . more »
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Sample Safe Work Permit
COCA Online Exclusive
It is important, before a worker begins a task, to identify and address the hazards of the task. With routine jobs, or jobs that are essentially the same each time they're performed, this hazard identification can be performed once, safeguards put in place, and workers trained; then the task can be done over and over again, safely. However, there are some job tasks where hazard and safeguard identification must be performed every time the job is done, either because the hazards vary each time the task is performed, or because the task is so infrequent or unusual that no standard procedures are in place. For circumstances like these, you can protect workers with an internal permitting process that walks them through the process of evaluating and addressing all hazards before they begin to work. . . . more »
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Transportation Safety: Accident Reporting and Investigation Can Be Key to Prevention
COCA Online Exclusive
Do you worry about your workers' compensation insurance costs? What about the cost of motor vehicle crashes? According to a study by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, workers' compensation costs American employers $2 billion annually, but motor vehicle crashes, both on and off the job, cost employers thirty times that amount--$60 billion each year. It's important to address these losses, and one strategy you should have in your toolbox is accident reporting and investigation. . . . more »
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New Year's Review: Time to Complete Your Form 300A and Update Your IIPP
COCA Online Exclusive
Maybe by February you'll have broken all those personal resolutions to lose five pounds, pay off your credit cards, and watch less television, but if you sit down right now to complete your Form 300A and bring your IIPP up to date, you can put at least two things on your "Done" list. . . . more »
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