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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 »

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 »

Combustible Dusts: Act Now to Protect Workers from Explosions
August 2008
On Feb. 7, 2008, the city of Savannah, Ga., shook to the blast of an explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery, which claimed 13 lives. In the four months following that incident, more than 50 additional combustible dust explosions occurred in the United States, including one in the Los Angeles . . . 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 »

News Note: CPWR Releases Report, Recommendations for Preventing Crane Deaths, Injuries
August 2008
An average of 22 workers die each year in crane-related incidents, according to a new report on U.S. crane fatalities from the Center for Construction Research and Training (formerly known as the Center to Protect Workers' Rights and still known as CPWR). The report recommends . . . more »

News Note: EPA May Follow California's Lead
August 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acted on a citizens' petition requesting it to nationally adopt a recently enacted California regulation to control formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products and extend the rule to include composite wood products in . . . 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 »

Bulletin: Get Your Copy of ERI's Employer Guide on Toxic Mold
July 2008
Mold and other indoor air quality concerns present ever-mounting problems to facility and safety managers. Toxic mold is responsible for various health issues, and repairing mold-damaged buildings costs . . . 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 »

Risk Management: Improve Safety by Identifying and Targeting High-Risk Workers
July 2008
Out of your entire workforce, who is most at risk of an occupational injury or illness? Can you name names (that guy on Line B, second shift, who keeps getting written up and will soon be fired)? Or do . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: No Ifs, Ands, or Buts About It; Reduce Occupational Asthma with Environmentally Preferable Cleaners
July 2008
As many as 23 out of every 100 new cases of asthma may be caused by workplace exposures, and custodial workers are one of the highest risk groups. That's because they're exposed to cleaning compounds . . . 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 »

News Note: Small Business Disaster Preparation Toolkit Now Available in Spanish
July 2008
America's 2.5 million Hispanic-owned businesses can become better prepared for disasters, thanks to the Open for Business disaster planning toolkit for small businesses from the Institute for . . . more »

News Note: California School Receives Commercial Driver Training Grant
July 2008
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded $1 million in grants to nine technical and community colleges nationwide to enhance classroom safety curricula and behind-the-wheel training . . . more »

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