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Online Exclusive: Sample Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Policy
COCA Online Exclusive February 2012
Slips, trips, and falls are the leading cause of lost-worktime injuries in California, so it makes sense for employers to have a policy in place to prevent these accidents. A formal policy that involves everyone in the organization in identifying and controlling slip, trip, and fall hazards can help you prevent these accidents. . . . more »

Ergonomics: Sprains and Strains Top 2010 Work-Related Injuries; Identify and Control the Hazards Behind These Injuries
February 2012
In 2010, more California workers missed worktime because of sprains and strains than any other work-related injury. Nearly 54,000 California workers had to stay home for one or more days due to this type of injury. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Slips and Falls Pose Hazards to Roofers; Train Them to Work Safely
February 2012
A roof over your head. It's a metaphor for security and safety. Unfortunately, putting that roof in place involves significant fall risks for workers. Providing proper training and equipment can help ensure that the people who work on a roof are as safe as the people who will be protected beneath it. . . . more »

Personal Protective Equipment: Cowboy Boots Cause Deadly Slip and Fall; Are Your Workers Wearing the Right Shoes for Their Jobs?
February 2012
After a 60-year-old California nursery owner loaded a tractor onto a semi-trailer in August 2010, he stepped out of the tractor's cab, slipped, and fell backwards. He struck his head on the asphalt, eight feet below, and died later that evening. . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Employer's Knowledge of Hazard 'Allowed' a Worker to Commit an Unsafe Act; How to Avoid The Same Mistake
July 2011
On Dec. 29, 2009, the new director of photography on the set of Heros Production, Inc., in Universal City wanted a set of clip lights activated and aimed. Set lighting technician Joshua Sinoski was sent to complete the task. . . . more »

Federal OSHA issues fall-prevention guidance
June 2011
OSHA recently released a new publication designed to help employers prevent fall-related injuries and fatalities among workers engaged in residential construction activities. As OSHA points out, falls . . . more »

Hazard Identification: Solar Panels Can Endanger Installers; Recommendations For Preventing Falls and Electrocutions
April 2011
The sun is the ultimate renewable energy source, and increasing numbers of businesses and homeowners are taking advantage of technology that can put it to work for them. In turn, employment in the U.S. solar power industry doubled in 2010, outpacing overall job growth. . . . more »

Slips, Trips, and Falls: NIOSH Identifies Fall Hazards in Healthcare; Advice for Preventing Falls in Every Industry
March 2011
When it comes to slips, trips, and falls, healthcare workers are at higher risk than most workers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the incidence rate of lost-workday injuries from slips, trips, and falls in hospitals was 38.2 per 10,000 employees in 2009--that's 90 percent greater than the average rate of 20.1 per 10,000 employees for all other private industries combined. Slips, trips, and falls are the second most common cause of lost-workday injuries in hospitals. . . . more »

Ladders: OSHSB Consolidates and Expands Portable Ladder Standards; Stepped-Up Rules Cover Selection, Use, and Care
January 2011
Got ladders? If so, do you know where to look for the rules that apply to them? Until this past October, the answer depended on whether your ladders were fixed or portable, were made of metal, wood, or reinforced plastic, and whether you were in construction or general industry.

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Kitchen Safety Checklist
November 2010
The holidays are upon us--it's a time when food is prepared in abundance, cooks try a little harder than usual, and people who don't normally venture into a kitchen may try their hand. That means it's also a good time for a kitchen safety refresher. . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Three Citations Issued Against Employer for Unsafe Ladder; Three Ladder Safety Tips
November 2010
William Morris was a forklift operator for Pacific Messenger Records Storage in San Diego in December 2007. His job was to obtain boxed records from the warehouse and move them, using the forklift, to an area where clients could review them. One day, Morris was retrieving boxes shelved on the ground level of the warehouse as well as records shelved on a mezzanine level eight feet above the concrete floor. . . . more »

Best Practices: That's Entertainment? Addressing Common Hazards In the Entertainment Industry
August 2010
There was no audience in the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas on May 20, 2009; Tom Jones had recently finished his run. Stagehands were tearing down his set, some of them balancing precariously on a catwalk as they clipped their safety harnesses onto a horizontal lifeline and then crossed a 33-inch gap above a false ceiling on a narrow rigging plank with no guardrails. . . . more »

Hazard Identification: One in Five Lost-Work-Time Incidents Is a Slip, Trip, or Fall; Control This Common Hazard
March 2010
Most falls on a level surface don't result in a recordable injury but merely a bump, some bruises, or perhaps scattered papers and spilled coffee. But sometimes these falls can and do cause more serious injuries. . . . more »

Fall Protection: Skylights, Stepladders, and Other Deceptively Safe Hazards
January 2009
Falls are consistently one of the top five causes of workplace death and injury. Although some fall hazards are obvious--employees working on scaffolds, on elevated platforms, in trees, or on roofs are clearly at risk--other deadly hazards seem to pass unnoticed by many employers until a worker dies. Don't let workers be exposed to these deceptively safe fall hazards in your workplace. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: The Ladder of Success Is One That's Properly Secured; Train Workers to Use Ladders Safely
October 2008
Robert Wood was installing a communications cable on the afternoon of Feb. 19, 2003, when he fell from the ladder he was standing on, breaking one of his legs. A state Division of Occupational Safety . . . more »

Bulletin: New ERI IIPP Toolkit Now Available
June 2008
California employers must have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) in place--and update it regularly--but Cal/OSHA consistently cites companies for failing to comply with this important safety standard. To make your compliance job easier, we've created an . . . more »

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