Some 70,000 hazardous materials are in various workplaces across the country...regulated by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard not only for chemical manufacturers and distributors, but soon, for all other U.S. manufacturers—and many others as well. This guide provides a step-by-step understanding of the standard. With this book you should be able to plan, organize and operate your company's Hazard Communication Program...to protect your employees (and your company) as required by OSHA. This handbook is especially intended for use by industrial hygienists, safety directors, safety engineers, occupational health departments, managers, environmental engineers, legal staff, and consultants. Hazard Communication and OSHA Requirements explains carefully in non-legalistic terms just what will be required, and when. But even more important, it explains in detail, with examples where appropriate.
Using the simple and effective checklist method, this book offers a convenient and efficient way to comply with complicated federal regulations and to help your employees understand the dangers of the hazardous materials in your workplace. Written by the authors of Safety Made Easy, Hazard Communication Made Easy provides you with a practical guide to creating and implementing a complete Hazard Communication Program. You'll find sample forms and documents, a "ready to use" HazCom Program and Training Module, and specific requirements for the most common chemical and physical hazards so you will have all the information you need to customize your individual HazCom programs.
"Some 70,000 hazardous materials are in various workplaces across the country...regulated by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard not only for chemical manufacturers and distributors, but soon, for all other U.S. manufacturers—and many others as well. This guide provides a step-by-step understanding of the standard. With this book you should be able to plan, organize and operate your company's Hazard Communication Program...to protect your employees (and your company) as required by OSHA. This handbook is especially intended for use by industrial hygienists, safety directors, safety engineers, occupational health departments, managers, environmental engineers, legal staff, and consultants. Hazard Communication and OSHA Requirements explains carefully in non-legalistic terms just what will be required, and when. But even more important, it explains in detail, with examples where appropriate."--Provided by publisher.
The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"
OSHA Training Handbook for Healthcare Facilities Sarah E. Alholm, MAS Take OSHA compliance off your "to do" list! Practical OSHA compliance strategies you can implement today! This concise primer cuts through the clutter and illustrates how to maintain compliance. Save time trying to interpret vague OSHA standards and discover specific methods to train staff, identify hazards, and document accurately, enabling you to become a highly effective safety professional."OSHA Training Handbook for Healthcare Facilities" will help you: Implement a compliant safety program using proven successful case studies, and action-oriented strategies as your guide Navigate the complex crossover of OSHA regulations with other organizations, such as CDC, EPA, and FDA Save time researching the right training methods and documentation with customizable, downloadable sample forms and tools Keep employees safe and avoid costly fines Execute your OSHA plan with help from "Top 10 Action Items" lists at the end of every chapter Take a look at the Table of Contents Chapter 1: Roles and Responsibilities You're the Safety Officer...Now What? Tailoring Your Job Description to the Needs of Your Facility Your Safety Committee Helpful Resources Top 10 Safety Officer Action Items Chapter 2: Creating a Compliance Program Bloodborne Pathogens Hazard Communication Emergency Action Plans Electrical Issues Protection, Ionizing Radiation, and Chemical Hygiene General Duty Clause MRSA and more Ergonomics Workplace Violence Risk Assessments Recordkeeping Exemption Top 10 Compliance Action Items Chapter 3: Employee Training Hazard-by-Hazard Approach vs. Best-Practice Approach Training Basics for All OSHA Training Unique Training Required by Specific Standards The Problem of Physician Training Training Ideas Top 10 Action Items for Training Employees Chapter 4: Inspections, Violations, and Fines The Knock on the Door During the Inspection TRUE STORY: One Practice's Experience During an OSHA Inspection Receiving a Violation Warning Responding to and Rectifying Violations Challenging or Mitigating Fines Top 10 Inspection Action Items Chapter 5: Beyond OSHA: Other Safety or Regulatory Responsibilities Patient Safety Waste: Where OSHA Ends and State/Federal Regulations Begin Top 10 Action Items for Additional Safety and Regulatory Concerns Appendix Appendix A: Common and Expensive OSHA Citations Appendix B: Checklists Appendix C: Sample Training Exams Appendix D: Frequently Asked Questions Figure List Table 1.1 States With OSHA-Approved Plans Table 1.2 Favorite Online Resources Table 2.1 Exposure Prone Activities Table 2.2 Occupational Exposure Resources Figure 2.1 Determining Whether a MSDS Is Necessary Figure 2.2 Using an Inverted Bin to Reduce Reach Into a Deep Sink Table 2.3 Web Resources for Potential Occupational Hazards Table 2.4 Federal Recordkeeping Exemption by SIC Code Figure 3.1 PASS Technique for Using Portable Fire Extinguisher Table 3.1 Considerations in Incipient Stage Fire Fighting Table 3.2 Summary of OSHA Training Requirements Table 4.1 Important Inspection-Related Time Periods Table 4.2 Fine Adjustments Based Upon Business Size Table 5.1 Annual TB Risk Assessment and Staff TB Skin Test Frequency Table 5.2 Performing Baseline TB Skin Testing Table 5.3 Rate Of Illicit Drugs and Heavy Alcohol Use, Dependence, or Abuse Among Healthcare Workers Table 5.4 Patient Safety Resources Figure 5.1 Ordinary Solid Waste in the Red Bag Container Table 5.5 Biohazardous and Regular Waste Examples Table 5.6 Characteristic Wastes: Guidelines to What's Ignitable, Corrosive, Reactive, and Toxic Table 5.7 Common P-Listed Medical Wastes Table 5.8 Common U-Listed Medical Wastes Table 5.9 CMS-Recognized Accreditation Organizations for Ambulatory Facilities Figure B.1 Weekly Facility Review Checklist Figure B.2 Monthly Facility Review Checklist Figure B.3 Annual Facility Review Checklist Figure B.4 New Employee OSHA Orientation Checklist
This volume has been prepared for the Environmental and Health & Safety Manager. The EH&S Manager is a new breed of corporate professionals that are faced with the responsibility of handling both environmental policy/issues and occupational safety issues within organizations. Throughout the 1980s there was a proliferation of health and safety departments, environmental compliance personnel, and technical people associated with handling pollution control and waste management. American industry has been over the last several years contracting and downsizing their operations. In doing so, many corporations, large and small, are demanding greater responsibilities be delegated to middle and line function management. In this regard, many corporations today are moving towards a single management entity, the EH&S Manager, who's responsibilities require extensive knowledge of both the environmental statutes and OSHA standards. This desk reference has been written as a compliance source for the EH&S Manager. The authors prefer to call the EH&S Manager an Occupational Safety Professional and use this designation interchangeably throughout the text. This individual, as stated above, has a dual responsibility that requires both technical and managerial skills in two arenas. In this regard, this book provides the working professional a reference on both the environmental regulations and industry safety standards. Additionally, it covers management practices for on-site hazard materials handling operations and constitutes an important reference for establishing hazard communication and training programs for employees.
