News Update
February 16, 2022
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OSHA Offers Workplace Safety & Health Guidance |
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Establishing a safety and health program at your job site is a highly effective way of protecting your most valuable asset: your workers.
OSHA offers two guides, for General Industry and Construction, to help start a safety and health program:
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Employers can strengthen their safety and health programs by investigating worksite incidents –
fatalities, injuries, illnesses or close calls – to identify operational hazards and improve their program.
OSHA offers the following guide to provide a systems approach to identifying and controlling the root causes of all incidents in order to prevent their recurrence:
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OSHA 1-Day Classes Boost Your Safety & Health Programs |
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Keep Your Workers Safe with Upcoming OSHA Training |
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Physical distancing and appropriate safety guidelines
are followed, and class sizes are reduced.
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In Region IX OSHA numbered Virtual, Instructor-Led classes offered via Zoom are only available to participants located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Contact us at 866-936-6742 if you are unsure if this applies to you.
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Take your career and your organization’s safety program to the next level by earning a Professional Safety Certificate from the OSHA Training Institute Education Center. These certificate programs provide real-world information immediately applicable to the workplace, expanding your knowledge of occupational safety and health and allowing you to build on your safety expertise.
Participating in professional certification pathways can help you:
- Stay informed about changing regulations, guidance documents and regulatory interpretations
- Learn to successfully communicate safety and health to employees and executives
- Avoid costly citations by learning to stay compliant with OSHA regulations
- Demonstrate proficiency and the ambition to enhance your career
- Create a network of others who share similar insight and resolve
- Continue to develop professionally in a growing and changing field
OSHA requires employers to provide workers with safe and healthy workplaces. Knowledgeable safety and health professionals are needed throughout the US to support the prevention of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
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National Caregivers Day Observed this Friday, February 18th |
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Amid the pandemic, U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In fact, workers in the healthcare and social assistance industries combined, suffered more injuries and illnesses than workers in any industry in the nation.
As the nation prepares to observe National Caregivers Day on February 18th, OSHA calls on healthcare employers, and those in related industries, to take immediate actions to help make 2022 less hazardous and reduce worker injuries and illnesses.
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Every Worker has the Right to a Safe and Healthy Workplace |
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OSHA reminds employers that all workers have the same rights to a safe workplace, regardless of their race, gender identity, citizenship or other status.
OSHA is committed to assuring safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. If you need help, call 1-866-487-2365.
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Phone: 866-936-6742
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For additional information, email us at otc@clpccd.org or call 866-936-6742.
The recommendations in this newsletter are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.
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