Did You Participate in Safe + Sound Week? |
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OSHA Enhances Enforcement in Response to Alarming Rise in Trenching Fatalities |
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Trenching fatalities increased at an alarming rate during the first half of 2022, surpassing last year's total by 68%. In response, OSHA is taking more extreme measures to hold employers and other responsible parties accountable when their failure to follow required safety practices puts workers' lives at risk.
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OSHA will place additional emphasis on how agency officials evaluate penalties for trenching and excavation related incidents, including criminal referrals for federal or state prosecution to hold employers and others accountable when their actions or inactions kill workers or put their lives at risk.
In keeping with our National Emphasis Program for excavations, OSHA compliance officers will perform more than 1,000 trench inspections nationwide where they may stop by, and inspect, any excavation site during their daily duties.
OSHA is calling on all employers engaged in trenching and excavation activities to act immediately to ensure required protections are fully in place every single time their employees step down into or work near a trench. Learn More
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Workers Must Be Protected from Chemical Hazards and Toxic Substances |
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Chemical hazards and toxic substances pose a wide range of health hazards (such as irritation, sensitization and carcinogenicity) and physical hazards (such as flammability, corrosion and explosibility). OSHA’s Chemical Hazards and Toxic Substances webpage provides basic information about chemical hazards and toxic substances in the workplace and includes relevant links to other pages with additional information about hazards and methods to control exposure in the workplace.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is designed to ensure that information about chemical and toxic substance hazards in the workplace and associated protective measures is disseminated to workers. Information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to workers.
Engineering and work practice controls must be the primary means to reduce employee exposure to toxic chemicals, where feasible. Respiratory protection is required to be used if engineering or work practice controls are infeasible or while engineering controls are being implemented. Learn More
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Spotlight on In-Person OSHA Classes |
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Spotlight on Virtual Zoom OSHA Classes |
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This course is designed for those interested in teaching OSHA's 10-hour and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach classes.
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This course covers OSHA policies, procedures and standards, and construction safety and health principles. See full OSHA #510 details.
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Physical distancing and safety guidelines followed, and class sizes are reduced. Proof of vaccination status required on Pleasanton campus only.
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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. Call 866-936-6742 if you are unsure if this applies to you.
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Next Week is Labor Rights Week |
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All workers in the United States, regardless of where they're from, have the same right to a safe and healthful workplace and full payment of wages earned under federal law. Visit the DOL’s Labor Rights Week webpage for helpful resources, including a toolkit to help promote Labor Rights Week in your workplace.
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5860 Owens Drive
3rd Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 866-936-6742
Fax: 925-460-0133
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is authorized by OSHA to offer occupational safety and health training to workers, supervisors and employers.
We offer OSHA standards-based classes In-Person and Virtual Instructor-Led via Zoom for construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. In-person classes follow safety protocols, and class sizes are limited, so early registration is strongly advised.
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The recommendations in this email are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.
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