OSHA Training News Update
May 19, 2021
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Every year dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in extreme heat or humid conditions. There are a range of heat illnesses that can affect anyone, regardless of age or physical condition.
OSHA requires employers to provide workplaces free of known safety hazards, including protecting workers from extreme heat. Employers with workers exposed to high temperatures should establish a complete heat illness prevention program.
- Provide workers with water, rest and shade.
- Allow new or returning workers to gradually increase workloads and take more frequent breaks as they acclimatize or build a tolerance for working in the heat.
- Plan for emergencies and train workers on prevention.
- Monitor workers for signs of illness.
OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Heat page explains what employers can do to keep workers safe and what workers need to know, including factors for heat illness, adapting to working in indoor and outdoor heat, recognizing symptoms, first aid training, resources for specific industries and OSHA workplace standards. Also look for heat illness educational and training materials on the OSHA Publications page.
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To help reduce rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage sun safety and to remind everyone to protect your skin while enjoying the outdoors.
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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool |
Take precautions against outdoor heat while at work with the OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool, with real-time heat index and hourly forecasts, specific to your location, and safety and health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH. |
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The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) is an integrated system that builds understanding of the problem of extreme heat and improves capacity, communication and understanding of the problem in order to reduce morbidity and mortality due to extreme heat. NIHHIS provides many heat related resources, including current temperature probability and heat index outlooks. NIHHIS is a jointly developed system by the CDC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Learn More
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Students who complete this 4-day course will have the ability to assess compliance with OSHA hazardous materials standards, determine hazardous (classified) locations, and proper moving, storing, and handling of hazardous materials.
CEUs: 3.0
Prerequisites: None
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June 7-10, 2021
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at work can be prevented. Ergonomics --- fitting a job to a person --- helps lower muscle fatigue, increases productivity and reduces the number and severity of work-related MSDs. This 3-day course includes the analysis and design of work stations and equipment and current OSHA compliance policies.
CEUs: 2.4
Prerequisites: None
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June 8-10, 2021
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month |
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Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. For 2021’s Mental Health Awareness Month the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will amplify the message “You Are Not Alone.” This year's focus is on the healing value of connecting in safe ways, prioritizing mental health and acknowledging that it’s okay to not be okay. Together, we can realize our shared vision of a nation where anyone affected by mental illness can get the appropriate support and quality of care to live healthy, fulfilling lives — a nation where no one feels alone in their struggle. Learn More
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The coronavirus pandemic not only attacked people’s physical health, but took a serious psychological toll, as well. This Mental Health Awareness Month, OSHA wants to make sure that workers who get health benefits through their employers understand what protections are available for mental health and substance use disorders by offering five tips to help workers make the most of their mental health and other benefits:
- The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act provides important protections.
- Check to make sure your health plan offers benefits for mental health and substance use disorders, sometimes called MH/SUD benefits.
- Health plans must apply comparable copays and can’t impose separate deductibles and yearly visits, etc. for MH/SUD care and other medical services.
- You are entitled to many documents related to your health plan’s MH/SUD and other medical benefits offered.
- You have the right to request information about the limitation a health plan used to deny a claim and file an appeal.
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This 4-day course covers Federal OSHA policies, procedures and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles, and is the prerequisite to OSHA 501-Trainer Course for General Industry. Learn to apply the appropriate Federal OSHA standard that applies to hazards in General Industry. Click here for full OSHA #511 course description.
June 1-4, 2021
June 28-July 1, 2021
Virtual, Instructor-Led (Zoom)
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California Central Valley employers and workers - Don't miss out on this in-person course following distancing and other safety protocols! |
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This 3-day course covers OSHA Fall Protection Standards and provides an overview of fall protection methods. Topics include the principles of fall protection, the components of fall arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest equipment and OSHA policies regarding fall protection. You will participate in workshops demonstrating the inspection and use of fall protection equipment, residential construction fall protection, training requirements and developing a fall protection program.
June 7-9, 2021
In-person | Fresno, CA
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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 if you are unsure if this applies to you.
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Private Virtual Instructor-Led OSHA Training Available for Employee Groups |
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Did you know that the OSHA Training Institute Education Center offers private OSHA classes in a Virtual Instructor-Led format via Zoom to employee groups? Many employers are taking advantage of the convenience of the virtual classroom to provide OSHA safety training to their employees. You can choose from a wide variety of safety topics to address the specific safety and health programs and issues at your workplace, and classes can be scheduled at times that are convenient for your company.
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Visit our website for a complete list of available classes. To learn more about private Virtual Instructor-Led OSHA training, call 866-936-6742 or email otc@clpccd.org.
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Phone: 866-936-6742
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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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