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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 »

Infectious Diseases: Cal/OSHA Issues First Citations Under Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard; Three Bay Area Employers Mishandled Bacterial Meningitis Exposure
July 2010
On Dec. 3, 2009, the Oakland fire and police departments each sent first responders to the home of a sick 36-year-old man. Once they assessed the situation, the responders called for an ambulance, which was provided by American Medical Response. . . . more »

Hazardous Chemicals: Federal OSHA Changes Notification Requirements in Hexavalent Chromium Rule; Cal/OSHA Prepares to Follow Suit
July 2010
On June 15, 2010, revisions to federal OSHA's hexavalent chromium standard took effect. The changes are to the notification portion of the rule. . . . 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 »

Bulletin: OSHA proposes new Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard
June 2010
Federal OSHA's spring 2010 Regulatory Agenda includes a new standard that would require employers to implement safety prevention measures tailored to the actual hazards in . . . more »

Bulletin: NIOSH highlights the need to protect younger workers
June 2010
Many employers will soon take on teenage employees for the summer--and, along with them, an increased risk of worker injury. Research from NIOSH has found that from 1998 to 2007, younger workers were twice as likely . . . more »

Bulletin: Online Exclusive: Checklist of Training Requirements for Employees with Fire-fighting or Fire-watch Duties in Ship Building, Ship Repair, and Ship Breaking Facilities
June 2010
With its vast coastlines and hundreds of docks and marinas, California is a home base for many companies in the ship building, ship repair, and ship breaking industry. Workers who have . . . more »

Forklifts: Modifications Can Cause Injury; How to Increase Utility Without Compromising Safety
June 2010
Modifying a forklift--by adding extra counterweights to increase its load capacity, different lifting apparatus to raise different kinds of loads, or platforms to allow the forklift to raise personnel--can increase its usefulness but can also create deadly situations. If you modify a forklift in any way, make sure you address the issue of safety first. . . . more »

Heat Illness Prevention: DOSH Brings Employers Up to Speed with Heat Illness Prevention Training Modules
June 2010
In 2005, a dozen California workers died of heat illness--a toll that resulted in the promulgation of the nation's first and only heat illness prevention regulation. . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Building, Repairing, and Recycling Ships; Keep Shoreside Operations 'Safe for Workers'
June 2010
With the state boasting 1,100 miles of coastline and hundreds of harbors and marinas, California's busy seaports, including its ship and boat building industry, form a vital part of the state's economy. . . . more »

Safety Management: Is There a Qualified Person in the House? Part I: 'Competent' and 'Qualified' Person Requirements for Cranes and Elevating Equipment
June 2010
Some Cal/OSHA standards require employers to limit certain job assignments to employees who are "competent" or "qualified." In this two-part series, COCA will present all of the qualified/competent person requirements found in the General Industry Safety Orders. Part I covers cranes and other hoisting equipment; powered platforms and equipment for building maintenance; and elevating work platforms and aerial devices. . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Crane Operator in Deadly Tipover Stays Within 'Rated Capacity' but Exceeds 'Safe Working Load'; Board Blames Poor Supervision
On June 22, 2006, workers were installing underground electrical cable in an open field in Livermore. The cable was on reels that weighed about 45,000 pounds each. The crane company, Sheedy Drayage of San Francisco, was responsible for moving the reels from a staging area to locations where each reel of cable would be installed. . . . more »

Alliances: Could Partnering with Cal/OSHA Help You Create a Safer Workplace?
June 2010
Not all contacts and interactions with the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and other regulatory agencies are adversarial. Small businesses that have participated in Cal/OSHA's consultation program report high levels of satisfaction with the results, and companies that participate in Cal/OSHA's Cal/VPP STAR and SHARP programs can receive exemptions from certain types of inspections. . . . more »

Featured Resource: Just Passing Through? Driver Tips for Work Zone Safety
June 2010
Highway construction zones can be deadly places. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) reports that 835 people were killed in work zone crashes in the United States in 2007. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, most victims in such accidents are drivers and passengers--and some of those drivers and passengers are people who were "just doing their jobs," including salespeople, commercial drivers, police and emergency personnel, and others who drive as part of their employment. . . . more »

Online Exclusive: Checklist of Training Requirements for Employees with Fire-fighting or Fire-watch Duties in Ship Building, Ship Repair, and Ship Breaking Facilities
June 2010

Cal/OSHA imposes numerous requirements related to training employees who have fire-fighting or fire-watch duties in ship building, ship repair, and ship breaking facilities. Here's a checklist you can use to make sure you're in compliance:

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