OSHA Training News
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
December 12, 2018
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The staff and instructors of the
OSHA Training Institute Education Center wish you
a safe and happy holiday season!
Our office will be closed from
December 24, 2018, to January 1, 2019.
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OSHA Provides Guidance to Identify and Control Root Causes of Accidents
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Investigating a worksite incident— a fatality, injury, illness or close call— provides employers and workers the opportunity to identify hazards in their operations and shortcomings in their safety and health programs. Most importantly, it enables employers and workers to identify and implement the corrective actions necessary to prevent future incidents.
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Incident investigations that focus on identifying and correcting root causes, not on finding fault or blame, also improve workplace morale and increase productivity, by demonstrating an employer’s commitment to a safe and healthful workplace.
OSHA has published a handy 24-page guide on incident investigations entitled
CLICK HERE
for more information from OSHA on incident investigations.
- January 16, 2019 | Dublin, CA
- January 31, 2019 | Hilo, HI
- March 8, 2019 | Redding, CA
- April 30, 2019 | Las Vegas, NV
For more information and to register, visit our
website
, call
(866) 936-6742 (OSHA) or email
otc@clpccd.org
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Fall Protection Leads OSHA’s 2018 Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards
OSHA publishes its Top 10 list of most frequent citations annually to help guide employers and workers in identifying the most common hazards in their workplaces. OSHA considers the most frequently cited standards a starting point for organizations to focus on reducing potential hazards that can be the most harmful to their workers.
Fall Protection – General Requirements remains OSHA’s most frequently cited standard for the eighth year in a row. Falls are among the most common causes of serious work related injuries and deaths. Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls.
OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces and six feet in the construction industry. OSHA also requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery.
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center is offering
OSHA 3115-Fall Protection
a
t multiple locations in 2019, including:
January 8-10, 2019 | Dublin, CA
March 25-27, 2019 | Reno, NV
April 1-3, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
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OSHA Provides Many Trenching and Excavation Safety Resources
OSHA has made reducing trenching and excavation hazards a priority goal. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers' lives. To prevent cave-ins OSHA recommends:
- SLOPE or bench trench walls
- SHORE trench walls with supports, or
- SHIELD trench walls with trench boxes
Employers should also ensure there is a safe way to enter and exit a trench, be on the lookout for standing water or atmospheric hazards and never allow workers to enter a trench unless it has been properly inspected.
OSHA has made a large variety of resource materials and information available to help employers and workers reduce hazards associated with trenching and excavation. A primary resource is
Trenching and Excavation Safety
(OSHA Publication 2226), which highlights key elements of the standards and describes safe work practices that can protect workers from cave-ins and other hazards. Many additional resources are available on the
OSHA website
.
January 28-30, 2019 | Fresno, CA
April 1-3, 2019 | Redding, CA
April 15-17, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center has published its
2019 schedule
of
high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry.
2019 courses will be offered at
13 locations throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii. Click on the links below to learn more about courses in each location. Click on the photos for the address and a map to each location.
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This 4 day course covers Federal OSHA policies, procedures and standards as well as construction safety and health principles, and is the prerequisite to
OSHA 500-Trainer Course for the Construction Industry
. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous in the construction industry, using OSHA standards as a guide.
Click here
for the full OSHA 510 course description.
LAST 2018 COURSE!
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This 3 day course covers ergonomic principles to recognize, evaluate and control workplace conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and nerve disorders. Topics include work physiology, use of video display terminals anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, and risk factors such as vibration, temperature, material handling, repetition and lifting and transfers in health care.
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This 4 day course covers Federal OSHA policies, procedures and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles, and is the prerequisite course to the
OSHA 501-Trainer Course for General Industry
. Topics include scope and application of OSHA General Industry standards, with special emphasis on areas that are the most hazardous in non-construction industries, guided by OSHA standards.
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OSHA’s HAZWOPER Standards Designed to Protect Workers during Hazardous Waste, Emergency Response and Cleanup
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An unexpected release of hazardous substances, or a substantial threat of a hazardous substance release, can pose a significant health and safety risk to workers. Unexpected releases can be caused by operation failures and unrelated outside events, such as natural disasters or terrorism. Workers can encounter hazardous substances through waste dumped in the environment—a serious safety and health issue that continues to endanger life and environmental quality.
Employers must adequately prepare emergency response and cleanup workers to clearly understand their role(s) in managing unexpected releases of hazardous substances, so that they can act quickly and respond in a safe manner during an emergency. OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standards (in general industry,
29 CFR 1910.120
; and construction
29 CFR 1926.65
) establish health and safety requirements for employers engaged in these operations, as well as responses to emergencies involving releases of hazardous substances.
HAZWOPER requires that employers follow specific work policies, practices and procedures to protect their workers potentially exposed to hazardous substances. The standards provide employers with the information and training criteria necessary to ensure workplace health and safety during hazardous waste, emergency response and cleanup operations involving hazardous substances. HAZWOPER aims to prevent and minimize the possibility of worker injury and illness resulting from potential exposures to hazardous substances.
CLICK HERE
for more information and resources from OSHA on HAZWOPER standards.
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center is offering
OTC 204-40-Hour HAZWOPER
in Sacramento, CA, in January and May, 2019, and Dublin, CA, in June and October, 2019.
CLICK HERE
for more information and to register.
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On-site Training
Delivers High Value
All safety courses offered by the OSHA Training Institute Education Center can be fully customized to match an organization’s specific requirements and goals, and delivered on-site by highly experienced instructors.
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Call to Learn More
about Class Discounts
- Veterans - active and retired
- ASSE members
- United Contractors members
- Groups of 3+ from same organization
(866) 936-OSHA (6742)
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Become an Authorized
Outreach Trainer
Review our
OSHA Outreach Trainer webpage
to learn more about how you can become an Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer in Construction, General Industry, Maritime, Cal/OSHA or Disaster Site Preparedness.
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The
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District currently offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry at our locations in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as in Central and Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii. Programs offered include OSHA safety standards, Outreach Trainer courses, Cal/OSHA standards curriculum, environmental courses and customized onsite safety training.
For more information, call (866) 936-OSHA (6742), email
otc@clpccd.org
or visit our
website
. Our 2019 Catalog is coming soon!
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OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
(866) 936-6742 (OSHA)
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