OSHA Training News Update
April 28, 2021
Help OSHA Identify Root Causes of Falls from Heights

The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, held the week of May 3-7, 2021, focuses on Fall Hazards and reinforcing the importance of Fall Prevention. Learn More
Despite ongoing efforts by safety & health professionals and industry stakeholders to improve the awareness and use of fall prevention and protection solutions, falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. Recent occupational data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that 401 construction workers died from falls to a lower level in 2019. To better understand and prevent both fatal and non-fatal falls, more information is needed about their root causes.

CPWR worked closely with the ANSI Z359 National Work at Heights Task Force and the NORA Construction Sector Council Falls Work Group to develop a survey which aims to fill in some of the gaps in information available on common underlying causes of falls from heights. We hope to better understand the needs of the construction industry and how different organizational, human and physical factors can interact to cause a fall.
We invite you to tell us about a fall incident or incidents that you experienced, witnessed or investigated.
Por lo tanto, le pedimos que nos informe sobre un incidente de caída que hayas experimentado, visto o investigado.
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In-Person classes follow strict COVID-19 distancing and other safety protocols.
Scaffolding Safety Requires Vigilance to Protect Workers

An estimated 2.3 million workers, or 65% of the construction industry, work on scaffolds. Thousands of workers are injured every year in scaffolding-related accidents, and scaffolding is consistently ranked on OSHA’s Top Ten List of the most frequent citations. These statistics are an indication of how important it is for employers to protect employees who work on or near scaffolding by maintaining compliance with OSHA’s Scaffolding Standard. Learn More

OSHA #3085 Principles of Scaffolding offers workshops and practical hands-on experience to reinforce concepts of safe scaffolding.

Industrial Hygiene: Recognizing and Controlling Hazards
 
Industrial Hygiene focuses on the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention and control of environmental factors or stresses in the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being or major discomfort among workers or others in the community. The primary means of reducing employee exposure to occupational hazards are engineering, work practice or administrative controls.

California AB-2799 requires cannabis license holders to demonstrate that a minimum of 2 workers have completed Cal/OSHA 30-HR General Industry training, including 1 management and 1 labor employee.

Our customized Cal/OSHA 30-HR General Industry course covers not only key safety elements, such as fire safety, emergency procedures, electrical safety and PPE, but also offers cannabis businesses a deeper dive into OSHA requirements in the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), including Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout/Blockout and Forklift Safety - Powered Industrial Trucks programs. Learn More

OSHA numbered Virtual, Instructor-Led classes via Zoom offered by the OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District are only available to participants located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa.
Empowering Teens in Their Workplaces Online Dialogue
Teens have workplace rights! The US Department of Labor is hosting an online dialogue to gather ideas about how we can better reach teens with important information about their rights and workplace protections. Approximately every 5 minutes, a teen 15–19 is treated in the emergency room for a workplace injury.
 
If you are/will be a working teen, share how and where you would like to receive information and who you trust as a source. If you are a parent, educator, employer, or other caring adult, share how we can provide you better information, tools, and resources to talk to the teens in your life about working. Online Dialogue open through April 30th.
 
Safety Certificates

Our Professional Safety Certificates Program is designed to help you boost your safety career and your organization’s safety initiatives. Learn More
Outreach Program

OSHA Outreach Training Program trainers are authorized by OSHA to conduct occupational safety and health classes for workers. Learn More

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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries at our San Francisco Bay Area (Pleasanton) location as well as other locations in Northern, Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa.

OSHA classes are offered as Virtual Instructor-Led Training via Zoom and also In-Person following physical distancing and other strict COVID-19 safety guidelines. In-person class sizes are reduced, so early registration is advised. Visit our website for a current class schedule.

We are still primarily working remotely, but we're available to respond to your inquiries by email or phone (phone inquiries will be answered within 24 hours).

The recommendations in this newsletter are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.