News Update
February 23, 2022
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Workplace Safety Training can Boost Operational Efficiency
In today’s fast paced world, employers and workers may think of safety and health training as a time-consuming task that takes away from the progress of regular work processes. However, there are a number of ways in which focusing on safety and health can actually have a positive influence on boosting efficiency and productivity.
In most cases, safety and health procedures follow an organized step-by-step structure in which tasks are clearly defined and easy to understand, allowing workers to complete their job duties not only safely but also with a more systematic and efficient approach. A safe workplace also ensures that employees can do their work without being distracted or worried about unsafe conditions. Employers who keep their workers focused on the tasks at hand by creating a safe and secure environment can reasonably expect improved morale and higher overall efficiency and productivity in their operations. Learn More
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Interested in Workplace Safety Training? Earn a Professional Certificate
U.S. Department of Labor projections and other industry studies show that through newly created opportunities and positions vacated due to retirement, there will be a need for more than 30,000 trained safety and health workers by 2024.
If you are interested in exploring a career in occupational safety and health, earning a Professional Safety Certificate could allow you to expand your safety knowledge while helping you determine if a safety career is right for you.
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers several levels of Professional Certificates to accommodate your interests and experience, including:
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Keep Workers Safe with OSHA Training |
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This 1-day class covers the effective implementation of a company's safety and health management system. It's an interactive session that focuses on discussion and workshops. Upon completion students will be able to evaluate, develop and implement an effective safety and health management system.
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This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate, prevent and abate safety and health hazards associated with confined space entry. Technical topics include the recognition of confined space hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to evaluate atmospheric hazards, and ventilation techniques.
This awareness level course provides information that can be useful to those responsible for a confined space program. It is the prerequisite for the Trainer Course in Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (see below), which is designed for those who are interested in teaching a permit-required confined space awareness-level course to workers and other interested groups.
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*IN-PERSON CLASSES
Physical distancing and appropriate safety guidelines followed, and class sizes are reduced. Proof of vaccination status is required. Read Full Course Policy
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ONLINE ZOOM CLASSES
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. Call 866-936-6742 if you are unsure if this applies to you.
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The 2022 Bay Area Safety Symposium will be held on Thursday, March 10th, 2022 as a Virtual Event. This Annual Symposium provides one of the most sought after events for attendees to learn the profession’s best practices focusing on Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Issues. The Symposium is attended by over 400+ attendees annually and features an Exhibition of over 40+ Sponsors and Exhibitors. The event features a keynote speaker and 16 breakout sessions with five concurrent tracks running throughout the day.
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center is a Platinum Sponsor and is presenting Myron Brown, who has been instructing at the OSHA Training Institute Education Center for 15 years and has worked in the health and safety field for over 30 years, speaking on:
This session will help attendees realize the true cost of an injury or illness, compare it to the cost of implementing an engineering control, and illuminate the emotional cost versus financial cost of workplace injuries and illnesses.
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Join us for this FREE safety and health training event by enrolling in an OSHA class and attending OSHA Day!
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Reminder: Submit Injury Reporting Form 300A by March 2nd |
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OSHA began collecting calendar year 2021 Form 300A data on Jan. 2, 2022. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2022. Electronic submissions are required by establishments with 250 or more employees currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, and establishments with 20-249 employees classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses. Visit the Injury Tracking Application Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records to OSHA for more information and a link to the Injury Tracking Application.
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Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 866-936-6742
Fax: 925-460-0133
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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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