Below are a great selection of books from OSHA. These may be 20 – 100 pages and include items such as guides on what they require for training.
Note – I have included the pdf version, but if you go to the OSHA website, they also have MOBI and EPUB.
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Here is a great reference card – great for training, posting at or near your Chemical SDS Binder (you have one of those, right?), etc.
This comes from OSHA, so it is a good idea to have their materials on hand – especially if they show up!
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If you deal with electricity, download this stuff RIGHT NOW. Electricity will kill you, or your people. These are new publications from OSHA, so you know you better.
You know what to do:
Electrical Power – PPE Requirements
Electrical Power – Fall Protection
Electrical Power – Training Requirements, Other
Electrical Power – Major Changes to the Rule
What did I tell you? Download them all!
Not as many as Safety Talk Ideas, but these are downloadable. I have not screened many, so not 100% sure of quality, but variety is nice.
I was sitting at my very safe house and got a response to a post, “Safety Guy – look at my site – it is really good and has good stuff, you can link from your site over and that would be really cool.”
So I look, and it is pretty good, so here it is:
Now – did he link to MY site? No, he did not. Sort of like ‘hey, do me a favor and I return favor’ etiquette thing on the inter webs, but, it does have good info…
Although Safety Talk Idea Guy – if you can make your talks downloadable, that makes them more popular. Just sayin’
In light of the events in Orlando, Paris, Brussels, and other areas, here are materials from the US Division of Homeland Security on Active Shooters.
Active Shooter Pocket Card – English
Active Shooter – Poster – English
Active Shooter Pocket Card – Spanish
Organizing the materials for better use. Enjoy! With the videos, click on the video to start, then there will be a drop down in the upper left hand corner – there you will be able to download the video.
Click links below for documents:
A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry
Fall From Scaffold – Oregon Talk
Falls from Scaffolds – Toolbox Talk
Guardrails for Scaffolds Toolbox Talk
If it’s cold in Florida where I live, I cannot imagine how it is elsewhere. Here are free guides and training materials on protecting worker’s from the cold.
Materials from OSHA, CDC, and others.
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OSHA publishes their field manuals, plus items called ‘CPL’s.’ CPL (short for ‘compliance’) documents are the actual guidelines that OSHA uses when performing inspections. No, really.
Some of these are very long and involved, but if you want to know what OSHA will look for on your job, look here. I have no posted all of them, but here is a sample. To get the rest, go to http://www.osha.gov and do a search for “CPL.”
Click links below for documents:
Cranes and Derricks in Construction CPL
Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plan CPL
Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment CPL
Enforcement of Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
Inspection Procedures for Roadway and Highway Construciton Work Zones CPS
Lead – National Emphasis Program CPL
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities CPL
Big selection of free materials from OSHA and other agencies.
Click links below for documents:
A Guide to Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace
Best Practice Approach for Reducing Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure
Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
Bloodborne Pathogens – Safety Training Program
Pathogens Exposure Control Plan – Self Audit Checklist
