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Online Exclusive: Sample Healthcare Worker Injury Prevention Policy
COCA Online Exclusive February 2012
California has adopted the Hospital Patient and Health Care Worker Injury Protection Act in Section 6403.5 of the Labor Code. The act covers the lifting, repositioning, and transfer of patients by healthcare workers in acute care hospitals. . . . more »

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 »

Older Workers: Addressing Age-Related Health and Safety Concerns in Your Workforce
February 2012
The days of retiring at age 62 or so are over for many. Instead of playing golf and gardening, a significant number of older Americans are still at work. These workers bring valuable experience, but they also may be at greater risk for certain kinds of work-related injuries. . . . 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 »

Hazard Identification: Don't Let Safety Gear Create Hazards of Its Own
November 2011
Greg Watson was part of a crew attempting to fix a horizontal rock drill being used on a construction site in Aspen, Colo., on August 11. Crew members were reinforcing the retaining walls at an apartment complex and were wearing their safety gear--in Watson's case, that included a fall-protection cord. When the drill started up again, Watson's safety cord was caught in the drill mechanism, wrapping him around the drill and mangling his body. . . . more »

Online Exclusive: Do Your Workers Need Fire-Resistant Clothing?
COCA Online Exclusive September 2011
In some professions and industries, the risk of exposure to fire is common enough—and deadly enough—that workers must be equipped with fire-resistant or flame-retardant clothing. Your worker . . . more »

Company announces major recall of shock-absorbing lanyards
September 2011
Petzl America Inc. has launched a voluntary recall of about 375,000 units of its Scorpio and Absorbica shock-absorbing lanyards manufactured before May 2011. Some lanyards are missing a safety stitch . . . more »

Fall Hazards: Give Workers a Sporting Chance; Identify and Guard Against Fall Hazards
September 2011
The nation reacted in horror in July when firefighter Shannon Stone leaned too far over a railing to catch a souvenir ball at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, and fell 20 feet. Stone's tragic death has prompted safety-related changes to the ballpark as well as other stadiums throughout the country. . . . more »

OSHAB rejects "dual employment" defense to hearing conservation program violation
August 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) has ruled that the dual employment doctrine didn't relieve a primary employer—a temp agency that supplied workers to a factory-like faci . . . more »

Cal/OSHA referral leads to criminal convictions of employer and foreman
July 2011
The owner of a San Francisco roofing company and his foreman were recently each sentenced to one year in county jail after Cal/OSHA referred a case to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Ca . . . 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 »

Featured Resource: Don't Leave Workers Hanging Over Water: A Regulatory Checklist
July 2011
Are your employees who work over or near water in danger of drowning? If so, you're required to protect them from this hazard. Cal/OSHA's Construction Safety Orders, Article 13, Work Over or Near Water, applies to workers, at locations where a danger of drowning exists, who are engaged in construction or excavation activities that other standards don't cover. . . . 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 »

Pedestrian Safety: Are Your Workers at Risk of Back-Over Accidents? New NIOSH Research Identifies Key Prevention Strategy
June 2011
Alfredo Gonzales, a foreman for CB Harvesting, was working in a field in Salinas on Oct. 18, 2010. He had stopped to talk to another foreman when a truck delivering boxes for the harvesting operation backed into the two men. The other foreman survived, suffering a back injury, but Gonzales was killed. . . . more »

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