Book Description

Our Guide provides construction employers with the basic tools for a safer jobsite. the California OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry focuses on the most frequently overlooked and violated standards in the construction industry. Informative and easy-to-understand, this 7th Edition Guide provides pertinent safety checklists and sample written plans to help employers implement Cal/OSHA standards. Topics discussed include: New chapter on scaffolds, along with chapters discussing excavation and trenching, asbestos, and fall protection, including discussion of Cal/OSHA's unique standards Extensive discussion of heat illness prevention, including training information Checklist for the applicability of 14 common safety plans and the following 5 sample safety plans that can be copied and used: Emergency Action Hazard Communication Lock-Out/Block-Out Ergonomics Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) Cal/OSHA recordkeeping, reporting, and posting rules, plus instructions on using the 300 Log, Form 300A, and the 301 Log Digest of over 175 Cal/OSHA standards for the construction industry, including new information on batteries and battery charging, employee consultations with Cal/OSHA inspectors, heat illness, material handling equipment, oxygen cylinders, steel erection, and more... Cal/OSHA construction training requirements, with discussion of over 70 specific topics including new discussion of aerial devices, demolition, helicopters, heat illness, site clearing, workplace security, and more... Cal/OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, including a detailed explanation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), container labeling systems (HMIS and NFPA), and MSDS limitations Updated directory of California safety agencies New Top 20 Cal/OSHA Violations list