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1. DOWNLOAD: Powered Industrial Trucks: California's Requirements for Equipment, Workplace Postings, Safe Operation, and Training
   This Special Report will help you navigate Cal/OSHA's sometimes--confusing industrial truck standards, which are arranged differently than federal OSHA's regulation and have different specific requirements. This Report will also help you ensure that your equipment meets Cal/OSHA standards by providing a comprehensive checklist you can use to inspect your equipment. . . . more »
   
   
2. DOWNLOAD: Key Differences Between California OSHA and Federal OSHA Special Report
   Whether you're a California employer looking to expand into another part of the country or an employer from outside California planning to expand your business into the state, California's occupational safety and health program and rules are likely to be an issue for you. This report covers some key differences between Cal/OSHA and Federal OSHA . . . more »
   
   
3. DOWNLOAD: Hazard Communication Training Special Report
   The California Hazard Communication Regulation--contained in the Cal/OSHA rules--requires you to train employees about the dangerous substances they work with, and it's one of the most frequently violated standards. This Special Report will help you identify the key points of this Regulation, and aid in developing an effective Communication Training program for your organization. A helpful session outline guide for the training is also included. . . . more »
   
   
4. Workplace Safety Tip: Vehicle Safety Inspection Checklist
   2/21/2007
   Two years ago, 50-year-old Alfonso Tapia of Salinas Valley was killed while delivering a load of topsoil, when the brakes failed on the truck he was d . . . more »
   
   
5. Workplace Safety Tip: IIPP Checklist
   2/28/2007
   Since 1991, California employers have been required to have a written, effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). The program's required components are: management commitment; safety communications; . . . more »
   
   
6. DOWNLOAD: The Nuts and Bolts of Safety Management Systems: What's In It for You and Your Employees?
   We've put together--in a concise and straighforward report--what you need to know to identify the main elements and tools you need, and how you can implement core safety practices, to create an effective safety management system within your organization. . . . more »
   
   
7. DOWNLOAD: The Dollars and Cents of Safety--Why Safety's Bottom Line Is a Boon to Business; Learn How to Reap the Benefits for Your Workplace
   Where does safety show up on your company's balance sheet? Is it always and only in the expense column? If so, you may not be fully aware of all of your safety program's benefits. Many studies have demonstrated that an investment in safety not only prevents injury-related losses but significantly increases productivity--companies that have measured it report increases of 10 percent or more. Keep reading to find out how you can make the case to management that safety is no charitable contribution but a genuine investment with measurable positive returns. . . . more »
   
   
8. Workplace Safety Tip: Holding Effective Tailgate/Toolbox Safety Meetings
   4/18/2007
   Every California employer is required to establish and maintain a safety program that includes employee training in safe work practices. For those in . . . more »
   
   
9. DOWNLOAD: Safety Incentive Programs: How to Motivate Employees and Cut Workers' Comp Costs
   In this special report, we'll look at what companies have done to implement safety incentives successfully. We'll also point out several resources that can help you set up a safety incentive program quickly. Finally, we'll give you tips on selecting and designing a program that is right for you. . . . more »
   
   
10. Workplace Safety Tip: Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls
    1/10/2007
    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, slips, trips, and falls accounted for nearly one in four lost workdays in the United States in 2004. . . . more »
    
    
11. DOWNLOAD: Personal Protective Equipment; What Do You Need, When Do You Need It, and How Do You Ensure Its Effectiveness?
    It would be nice if workplaces could be made completely safe--if hazards could be eliminated, guarded, enclosed, rendered benign--but for some workplaces and some types of work, it just isn't going to happen . . . more »
    
    
12. Health: California Smoking Laws Save Lives
    3/14/2007
    California smoking laws passed beginning in 1988 will have saved 50,000 lives by 2010, researchers project. The Pacific Institute for Research and . . . more »
    
    
13. Workplace Safety Tip: Chain Saw Safety Tips
    11/29/2006
    It's the holidays! Do your workers use chain saws to cut logs for a nice holiday fire, or perhaps to cut a handsome holiday tree? If so—or if y . . . more »
    
    
14. Electrical Safety: OSHA Issues Final Rule on Electrical Installation Standard
    2/21/2007
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a final rule in the February 14, 2006 Federal Register for an updated electrical installat . . . more »
    
    
15. Workplace Safety Tip: First Aid
    4/11/2007
    In March 2007, an employee at the Oakdale Hershey chocolate factory lost an arm while working the late shift. Erica Domen was alone when she reached i . . . more »
    
    
16. Workplace Safety Tip: Killer Bees Increasingly an Occupational Risk
    8/1/2007
    The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently warned that the rapid growth in the presence of Africanized honey bees ("killer bees") in the United States poses potential occupational health and safety threats . . . more »
    
    
17. Workplace Safety Tip: 10 Steps to Protect Workers from Asthma
    5/9/2007
    May is Asthma Awareness Month, so it's a good time to focus on preventing this disease in the workplace. Industries where workers are most prone to develop work-related asthma include construction, transportation, equipment manufacturing, lumber and wood manufacturing, local transit, firefighters, correctional officers, and welfare clerks . . . more »
    
    
18. Workplace Safety Tip: Compressed Gas Cylinders
    9/13/2006
    Under the hazard communication standard, chemicals stored in compressed gas cylinders are considered to pose a physical hazard based upon how they are stored. Keep your compressed gas cylinders in compliance with applicable Cal/OSHA standards by making sure that: . . . more »
    
    
19. Workers' Compensation: California Division of Workers' Compensation Publishes Modifications to Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule Regulations
    1/10/2007
    California's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has published its intended modifications to the state's medical treatment utilization schedule (M . . . more »
    
    
20. Employment Law Tip: First Aid in the Workplace
    8/9/2006
    If an employee gets injured at work, are you prepared to deal with the situation? The types of first-aid materials you must maintain in the workplace . . . more »
    
    

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