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Online Exclusive: Vision Safety Checklist
September 2010
How many jobs in your facility could be performed by someone wearing a blindfold? Even a relatively minor eye injury can send a worker home for the day, so it makes sense to protect workers' eyes. Use the checklist below to identify common vision hazards and select appropriate protection. . . . more »

Bulletin: Vision Safety Checklist
September 2010
How many jobs in your facility could be performed by someone wearing a blindfold? Even a relatively minor eye injury can send a worker home for the day, so it makes sense to . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: It's a Gas! Protect Workers from Fumigation Hazards
September 2010
Fumigation is a method of controlling pests by using airborne pesticides. The pests can include insects on crops, termites and bedbugs inside buildings, and pests in other enclosed spaces such as ships and railcars. . . . more »

Featured Resource: Floor and Wall Openings and Holes: An Inspection Checklist
September 2010
Under Sections 3211 and 3212 of the General Industry Safety Orders and Section 1632 of the Construction Safety Orders, workers must be protected against openings and holes in floors and walls that could pose a danger. To identify and fix these hazards in your workplace, use our inspection checklist: . . . more »

Bulletin: NIOSH issues report on 3M Model 8000 respirator
August 2010
In December 2009, the state of California asked NIOSH to evaluate the 3M Model 8000 respirator after a large healthcare organization reported that it was unable to successfully . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Employer's Hearing Protection Program Had Hits and Misses; Tips to Make Sure Your Program Provides Full Coverage
August 2010
After receiving an employee complaint about noise issues, Cal/OSHA inspected three "chill plants"--large warehouses for machinery that controls heating and cooling--at San Diego State University (SDSU) in August 2007. The inspection included the main chill plant, the business administration chill plant, and the athletics chill plant. . . . more »

Return-to-Work Programs: How Soon Is 'Too Soon' After Concussions and Heat Illness?
August 2010
When a worker is injured, it is vital to get him or her back on the job as soon as possible. A prompt return holds down your "Days Away and Restricted work and job Transfer" (DART) rate, minimizes the impact on your workers' compensation experience modification (ex-mod) ratings, and reduces the chance of a long-term or permanent disability claim. . . . 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 »

Online Exclusive: Sample Forklift Attachment and Modification Policy
July 2010
Adding attachments to or modifying the lifting apparatus on a forklift can create hazards if not done with care. Under this company's policy, the following must be done if any attachment is added to a forklift or modification made to the lifting apparatus: . . . more »

Bulletin: Online Exclusive: Sample Forklift Attachment and Modification Policy
July 2010
Adding attachments to or modifying the lifting apparatus on a forklift often increases the machinery's usefulness, but it can also create hazards if not done with . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Verifying Electrical Lockout/Tagout; Essential Tools And Procedures for Non-Electricians
July 2010
Here's a pop quiz: Who is in greater danger from electricity in the workplace, electricians or non-electricians? An analysis of electrocution deaths over a 10-year period by the Maryland-based Center for Construction Research and Training found that non-electricians were electrocuted at more than double the rate of electricians. . . . more »

Safety Management: Is There a 'Qualified Person' in the House? Part II: Miscellaneous 'Competent Person' Requirements
July 2010
In Part I of this series, COCA detailed the "qualified" and "competent" person requirements that apply to cranes and other hoisting equipment, powered platforms and equipment for building maintenance, and elevating work platforms and aerial devices. . . . more »

Occupational Noise: Practical Tips for Designing an Effective Hearing Protection Program
May 2010
When US Airways merged with America West in 2005 to create what is now the country's sixth-largest airline, the new organization faced a number of integration challenges. . . . more »

Mast-Climbing Work Platforms: Federal OSHA/Industry Group Alliance Issues New Safety Tips
May 2010
In 2006, workers were dismantling a mast-climbing work platform--a type of scaffold--in Boston when they released the last anchor holding the mast upright. . . . more »

Online Exclusive: Training Checklist for Mast-Climbing Work Platforms
May 2010

Mast-climbing work platforms offer significant safety and productivity advantages over traditional tube-and-coupler scaffolds--but a mast-climbing work platform is not simply a better tube-and-coupler scaffold.

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Online Exclusive: Respiratory Protection Evaluation Checklist
April 2010
Before a worker can wear a respirator on the job, he or she must be medically evaluated to ensure that the respirator will not create a dangerous amount of additional stress on the worker's body. The . . . more »

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