OSHA Training News Update
April 7, 2021
OSHA’s Recommended Practices Offer Core Elements of a Safety and Health Program
OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs provide a step-by-step approach to implementing a safety and health program and are designed to be used in a wide variety of small and medium-sized business settings.
 
The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths, as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families and employers. The recommended practices use a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health, recognizing that finding and fixing hazards before they cause injury or illness is a far more effective approach.
 
The idea is to begin with a basic program and simple goals and grow from there. If you focus on achieving goals, monitoring performance and evaluating outcomes, your workplace can progress along the path to higher levels of safety and health achievement.

This introductory course addresses the core elements of an effective safety and health program with strategies and techniques that are critical to each element’s proper management. The course is designed for the small employer, business owner or manager designated with the responsibility to develop and manage a firm’s safety and health program or system. Students develop a strong understanding of the benefits of implementing a workplace safety and health program.

April 26-27, 2021
(2 Half-Days)
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
Core Elements of a Safety and Health Program
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Safety Council, with a theme of Just Drive. On a typical day, more than 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes. Talking on a cell phone – even hands-free – or texting or programming an in-vehicle infotainment system diverts your attention away from driving. Keep yourself and others around you safe and #justdrive.
 
Join NSC during Distracted Driving Awareness Month to help make our roadways and our people safer. Whether you’re driving a forklift, semi-truck or just headed home after work, attentive driving is more important than ever. Create a distracted driving program and engage your workforce in this important safe driving initiative. Commit to driving distraction-free by taking the NSC Just Drive Pledge.
 
This course is designed for those interested in teaching OSHA's 10-hour and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach classes to employees and other interested groups. Learn effective instructional approaches, adult learning principles and training techniques.

Prerequisites apply and prerequisite form must be submitted and approved before registration. CLICK HERE for more details.

April 17-25, 2021 2 WEEKENDS
IN-PERSON | Pleasanton, CA
This course covers OSHA requirements for general industry and teaches safety awareness, which helps in recognizing and reducing the risks of job site hazards. This interactive training is an orientation that emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, and is intended for supervisors or workers who have some safety responsibility. This class is specific to CA AB 2799 Cannabis Industry requirements.

April 19-23, 2021
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
Developed in partnership with Cal/OSHA, this course emphasizes Title 8 construction industry standards and compliance. The course provides existing Fed OSHA Outreach Trainers an endorsement authorizing them to teach 10-Hour and 30-Hour Cal/OSHA outreach courses.  Resources and Cal/OSHA training guidelines will be covered. Other topics include Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP).

April 26-29, 2021
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
OSHA numbered Virtual, Instructor-Led classes via Zoom offered by the OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District are only available to participants located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa.
COVID-19 Resources
Members of OSHA’s Alliance Program have compiled a list of COVID-19 Resources highlighting resources on OSHA’s webpage and those of several other agencies and organizations. Included is a list of general COVID-19 resources grouped by agency, a section on reopening workplaces, cloth face coverings and respiratory protection, vaccines, and industry-specific COVID-19 resources grouped by industry. This list is intended as a resource and is not comprehensive. Learn More
OSHA’s Alliance Program enables the agency to develop voluntary, collaborative working relationships with organizations that are committed to workplace safety and health.
Safety Certificates

Our Professional Safety Certificates Program is designed to help you boost your safety career and your organization’s safety initiatives. Learn More

Outreach Program

OSHA Outreach Training Program trainers are authorized by OSHA to conduct occupational safety and health classes for workers. Learn More


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Pleasanton, CA 94588

Phone: 866-936-6742
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries at our San Francisco Bay Area (Pleasanton) location as well as other locations in Northern, Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa.

OSHA classes are offered as Virtual Instructor-Led Training via Zoom and also In-Person following physical distancing and other strict safety guidelines as stay at home orders are being lifted. In-person class sizes are reduced, so early registration is advised. Visit our website for a current class schedule.

We are still primarily working remotely, but we're available to respond to your inquiries by email or phone (phone inquiries will be answered within 24 hours).

The recommendations in this newsletter are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.