California Workplace Safety - The Safety Managers' Resource (Electronic book text)

Provides guidance and tools to help comply with Cal/OSHA s most scrutinized regulatory requirements. Includes sample written plans, training programs, audit checklists, and forms to help employers stay proactive in safety. Provides an easy-to-understand introduction to California agencies, plus explanations of the new definition of serious violations, most frequently cited standards, proposed rules, etc. Covers important topics including: hazard communication, heat illness prevention, workplace violence, ergonomics, lockout/tagout, bloodborne pathogens, and powered industrial trucks. Addresses Proposition 65, waste, used oil management, as well as above and underground storage tanks. Features an entire section on workers' compensation. Recently updated to include: medical services and first aid, and portable fire extinguishers.