California OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry

ISBN: 9780735592056

Format: Looseleaf in Binder
Last Updated: June 2010

California OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry provides construction employers with the basic tools for a safer jobsite. The guide focuses on the most frequently overlooked and violated standards in the construction industry.
    

Informative and easy-to-understand, the guide provides pertinent safety checklists, a digest of Cal/OSHA construction standards, and sample written plans, to help employers meet Cal/OSHA requirements. Topics discussed include these and others: 
   

· Safety Inspection Checklists chapter: an employer can use these checklists to inspect their business and jobsites for compliance with Cal/OSHA standards

· Discussion of the new temperature trigger for the Heat Illness Prevention Standard, the new drinking water options available for construction employers, the new concrete and masonry dust control regulation, other recent regulatory changes, and more.

· Checklist of commonly required safety plans plus these five sample safety plans: Emergency Action, Ergonomics, Hazard Communication (Employee Right-to-Know), Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP), and Lock-Out/Block-Out.

· Comprehensive analysis and discussion of Cal/OSHA recordkeeping, posting, and reporting requirements.

· Digest of more than 165 Cal/OSHA standards for the construction industry.

· Cal/OSHA training requirements on more than 60 specific topics, including heat illness prevention training.

· Cal/OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, including a detailed explanation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), container labeling systems (HMIS^®, NFPA, and CPSC), and MSDS limitations.

· Updated directory of California safety and health agencies, including a handy list of telephone numbers for accident, illness, and fatality reporting.