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Safety Management: For Best Results, Don't Treat Adult Learners Like Children
December 2008
Adults are not children. This may seem obvious, yet the training given to adults is often based on the same model that schoolteachers use with primary school children: The teacher is the expert who gives students both information and a context for that information, and students are expected to respect the teacher's authority and expertise. . . . more »

News Note: California Agency Releases Article on Tailgate Training
October 2008
The Occupational Health Branch of California's Department of Public Health has made its article, "Conducting Effective Tailgate Trainings," which appeared in the March 2008 issue of the journal He . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Did BART Act Quickly Enough When a New Hazard Was Identified?
September 2008
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, or BART, operates a heavy rail service in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Remind Workers of Basic First-Aid Procedures
September 2008
A co-worker slumps over his desk, unresponsive. . . . more »

3 Steps to Contractor Safety
08/06/2008
Anytime you have contractors working on one of your jobsites, you could be at risk if one of them gets hurt. Even if you don't wind up with a Cal/OSHA citation, your business is affected--your workers' comp costs, your lost time, your bottom line. . . . more »

Online Exclusive: Sample Policy Prohibiting Workplace Bullying
COCA Online Exclusive July 2008
Workplace bullies are off the hook when their behavior violates no law or company policy. Make bullying behavior a violation of company policy, either on its on or through an expanded definition within . . . more »

Workplace Violence: 'Bully for You'? How Bullies Affect Your Workforce
July 2008
What if there was a form of violence affecting your workplace that was four times more common than sexual harassment? What if you and other American employers were losing 28 million employees each year . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Formaldehyde Dangers
July 2008
Formaldehyde has popped up in the news a lot lately. First, high levels of the chemical were found in the trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided to people left homeless by . . . more »

News Note: Dry Cleaning Industry Resource Now in Korean
July 2008
Federal OSHA has now published its "Reducing Worker Exposure to Perchloroethylene (PERC) in Dry Cleaning" guidance in Korean. The document details health hazards and current regulations; recommends . . . 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 »

Trainer's Handbook: Off-the-Job Safety; Train Workers to Take Safety Home
March 2008
Off-the-job injuries and fatalities may hurt your bottom line even more than injuries that are work related, costing American employers almost $200 billion and 165 million lost workdays every year, according to the National Safety Council. Compare that to the $130 billion . . . more »

Bulletin: Two occupational safety and health training centers added in California
February 2008
Training centers at the Dominguez Hills campus of the California State University in Carson and the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in Pleasanton are two new federal OSHA Occupational Training Institute education centers in the state. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Superior Ready Mix Concrete Dockets 06-R3D3-4759 and 4760
4/24/2008
Employer is in the business of supplying and delivering ready mix material. Beginning July 12, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Rubin Carr conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at Lot #3, Alacante, Indio California (the site). On October 30, 2006, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: BART-SF Bay Area Rapid Transit District Docket 07-R1D4-3293
4/22/2008
BART-SF Bay Area Rapid Transit District -- operates a heavy-rail public transit system in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. At various times from June 26, 2007 through July 26, 2007, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Garrett Brown (Brown), conducted a complaint-generated inspection at the headquarters of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (the Employer or BART) and the at BART's Hayward yard. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 07-R3D3-1873 through 1876
2/22/2008
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Employer) is a California State Agency which operates, manages, and/or maintains trails located in Jurupa Hills in Rubidoux, California (work site). On June 27, 2006, May R. Layfield, Industrial Hygienist for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Division), commenced a complaint inspection at the work site where an employee became ill. On November 22, 2006, the Division issued citations as set forth below. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Bruce's Truck Stop 05-R2D5-1246 and 1247
10/11/2007
Employer operates a trucking company. On February 10, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Al Ordway, conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 8311 E. Brundage #6, Bakersfield, California (the site). On March 7, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violation(s) of the occupational safety and health standards and others found in the Title 8, California Code of Regulations. . . . more »

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