OSHA Training Guide, 13th Edition
     
ISBN: 9781599592763

Format: Looseleaf in Binder
Last Updated: September 2011
     

Our OSHA Training Guide is an essential tool for complying with OSHA training regulations and for reducing the most common workplace injuries. This easy-to-use guide provides an in-depth treatment of 16 critical training areas that are likely to be the source of an OSHA inspection and where training is essential to the prevention of a work-related incident. Inside the OSHA Training Guide, you will find:

· Trainer materials, including coursework, employee handouts, and tests (with answers).

· Trainee materials consisting of handouts and tests that may be copied and used.

· Toolbox Meeting materials for quick, worksite follow-up training.

· Training Certification Sheets to assist in the proper documentation of training.
      

Training topics discussed in the guide include:
     

· Back Safety

· Bloodborne Pathogens (Awareness Level Only)

· Chemical or Hazardous Waste Spill (First Responders Awareness Level Only)

· Controlling Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)

· Ergonomics

· Electrical Safety (Awareness Level Only)

· Fire Safety

· Forklift Safety

· Hand and Power Tool Safety

· Hazard Communication (Employee Right-to-Know)

· Hearing Protection

· Office Safety

· Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

· Respiratory Protection

· Walking and Working Surfaces

· Workplace Violence Prevention

Important updates and improvements have been made throughout this 13th Edition of the OSHA Training Guide. Highlights include:
     

· New training module on confined spaces, including regulatory requirements, tips, misconceptions, and more for trainers, along with handouts and additional material for trainees.

· New quizzes and answer sheets for each training module.

· New Training Fundamentals information on revisions to the OSHA Outreach Training Program, the Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program, the 2010 OSHA memorandum on training and comprehension, communications in multilingual workplaces, and training older workers.

· New information in the Bloodborne Pathogens training module on “universal precautions” vs. “standard precautions,” proper handling of contaminated sharps, and more.

· Revised Employer Checklist for Lock-Out/Tag-Out Trainingin the Controlling Hazardous Energy training module.

· New Forklift Safety training module facts on OSHA’s interpretation of “safe” forklift speeds.

· New information in the Hazard Communication (“Employee Right-to-Know”) training module on safety showers and eyewashes and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Hazard Communication.

· New information in the Personal Protective Equipment, Hand and Power Tool Safety, Back Safety, and Walking and Working Surfaces training modules.
       

Please note: The price of $339.95 covers the current edition in its binder and one annual update, providing you with two years of vital compliance information. You can rest easy, knowing that when it is time for the next edition, you will automatically receive updated contents to insert in the distinctive Blue Gavel Press binder.