At 88 pages, it is a heck of a ‘pocket’ guide, but I didn’t name it. This is actually a comprehensive safety guide for construction sites. Since this is California, the standards will be as good, or more so, than other places in the USA.
Additionally, if you want to go into mass production with these guides, they kindly included the setup for professional printing. Those files are included as well.
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If you are in California, you know that with wildfires, you have to offer your employees masks if the air particulate levels get above 150. And not just any mask, and N-95.
It looks like CalOSHA has bent on that a bit. So here are two guides. 1) who has N-95 masks (although I have found this to be sketchy), plus FINALLY 2) how to get other masks that still ‘count.’ This is a recent change – 9/28/2020.
Also – you can monitor air quality through many different websites, but I find Air Visual works well in looking at large areas on a map, or zooming in.
Download here! Do it now!
California has new reporting rules coming out January 1. Well okay, they are out, but, they enact January 1 of 2021.
Here is the link to where they have the info: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/AB6852020FAQs.html
The bill itself was AB685 – Changes to current rules include:
Here is the actual bill:
Toolbox Talks from CalOSHA. Not as many as I would have thought…
Click links below for documents:
Toolbox Talk – Ergonomic Survival Guide for Cement Masons
Toolbox Talk – High Voltage Overhead Lines
Toolbox Talk – Lockout Blockout
Toolbox Talk – Power Press Safety
Toolbox Talk – Roofing Safety Slips & Falls
Toolbox Talk – Servicing Single, Split Rim & Multi-Piece Rim Wheel
Again, I had a request for CalOSHA materials – so here is what they have on ergonomics:
Click links below for documents:
Ergonomics for Carpenters and Framers – English
Ergonomics for Carpenters and Framers – Spanish
Ergonomics for Concrete Masons – English
Ergonomics for Concrete Masons – Spanish
Ergonomics for Electricians – English
Ergonomics for Electricians – Spanish
Ergonomics Guide – Comprehensive
Ergonomics Guide – Manual Material Handling – English
I had a request for CalOSHA Stuff, so I looked around and sure enough – there is a good amount. For Non-California viewers and international types (you know who you are) – The USA has the federal OSHA, but the states can opt out of the federal OSHA plan as long as their regulations are as strong, or stronger, than the federal OSHA. Hence, this stuff is at least as good as what OSHA requires.
Below are materials on scaffolds:
Click links below for documents:
Confined Space – Hazard Overview
Confined Space – Is it Safe to Enter
Confined Space – Overview Presentation
Cal/OSHA published a comprehensive guide to ergonomics – and here it is! This is English only (sorry, I did not see a Spanish version).
To everyone, but especially my friends in Taiwan – this is focused more toward factories.
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Very interesting guide by CalOSHA on selecting non-powered tools and considering ergonomics. This guide includes handles, grip, motion, and a range of other factors.
Think hard about this guide – we focus on powered tools, vibration, torque, and other factors, but for using non-powered tools requires all manual power. Think about assembling something from IKEA with standard screw drivers – then, multiply that by 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Yes, that bad.
Click below for documents:
Ergonomics Guide – Non-Powered Tools – Spanish
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