OSHA Training News Update
July 15, 2020
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Management Provides the Leadership Needed to Implement a Safety and Health Program
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Management leads an organization in every key initiative, including safety and health. Management provides the leadership, vision and resources to implement an effective safety and health program. Management leadership means that business owners, managers and supervisors commit to:
- Making worker safety and health a core organizational value
- Eliminating hazards, protecting workers and continuously improving workplace safety and health
- Providing sufficient resources to implement and maintain the safety and health program
- Visibly demonstrating and communicating their safety and health commitment to workers.
The first step is to deliver a safety and health message by sharing your commitment to safety and health with workers on a regular basis. Send an email blast, write a column in your company newsletter, produce a video or use social media to talk about your commitment to safety and health.
It is also important to establish a visible presence by walking the floor. During your walk, observe what is happening, talk directly with your workers about safety and keep an open mind about their ideas and suggestions for safety and health improvements. Take the opportunity to learn from your workers and show them that you care about their safety.
Establish a written policy to formalize and publicize your commitment to safety and health. Create a clearly written policy with specific safety and health goals. Gather input from workers and get it signed by top management. Communicate the policy to all existing workers and to new employees during orientation. Ensure enough resources are allocated to put the policy into practice.
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center is providing information and resources on workplace safety and health each week leading up to
SAFE + SOUND Week
to encourage participation and help employers and workers develop and/or improve their safety and health programs.
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OSHA Provides Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs to Guide Management and Workers
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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.
Safety and health programs help businesses:
- Prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
- Improve compliance with laws and regulations
- Reduce costs, including significant reductions in workers' compensation premiums
- Engage workers
- Enhance their social responsibility goals
- Increase productivity and enhance overall business operations
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The following are some of our upcoming "in-person" courses by location:
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August 1-9, 2020
Weekends
August 10-13, 2020
Limited Space!
October 31 – November 8, 2020
Weekends
August 14-16, 2020
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
August 17-21, 2020
Limited Space!
August 18-21, 2020
Limited Space!
October 5-8, 2020
August 8-16, 2020
Limited Space!
October 19-22, 2020
September 11-13, 2020
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
September 14-17, 2020
September 19-27, 2020
Weekends
August 24-25, 2020
Limited Space!
August 31-September 3, 2020
September 4, 2020
October 5-9, 2020
Limited Space!
September 18, 2020
November 2-5, 2020
September 18, 2020
November 16-19, 2020
August 3-6, 2020
Limited Space!
September 8-11, 2020
August 18-21, 2020
September 22-25, 2020
October 7-9, 2020
September 29-October 2, 2020
October 23, 2020
August 25-28, 2020
Limited Space!
September 22-25, 2020
July 28-31, 2020
Limited Space!
September 14-17, 2020
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OSHA’s General Industry Digest Supports Employer Compliance with General Industry Standards
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OSHA published a General Industry Digest as an aid to employers, supervisors, workers and other safety and health personnel to help ensure compliance with OSHA General Industry standards in the workplace. The digest contains a summary of the most frequently cited OSHA standards and covers particularly hazardous situations.
For more information, see
General Industry Digest in
English
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PDF
EPUB
MOB
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and
Spanish
:
PDF
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center is offering the following general industry "in-person" classes following strict distancing and other safety guidelines.
Class size is greatly reduced to prevent exposure to COVID-19, so early registration is strongly advised
. Please note:
Class schedules may change with little notice due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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August 10-13, 2020 | Dublin, CA
October 19-22, 2020 | Reno, NV
October 31-Novermber 8, 2020 | Dublin, CA
Weekends
November 2-5, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV
December 5-13, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
Weekends
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August 31 – September 3, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
September 14-17, 2020 | Dublin, CA
November 16-19, 2020 | Reno, NV
November 16-19, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV
December 5-13, 2020 | Dublin, CA
Weekends
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September 1-4, 2020 | Dublin, CA
November 3-6, 2020 | Oxnard, CA
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We are now beginning to schedule in-person courses on a limited basis following physical distancing and other strict safety guidelines. Class size is greatly reduced to prevent exposure to COVID-19, so early registration is strongly advised. Visit our
website
for updated class information.
Our offices are currently closed, but we are available to respond to questions or concerns by phone at
(866) 936-OSHA (6742)
or by email at
otc@clpccd.org
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We are closely monitoring local, state and federal recommendations regarding COVID-19 to ensure the safety and health of our students and staff. Please refer to guidance from the
CDC
and
OSHA
for the most accurate, up-to-date information.
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