California OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry

The California OSHA Guide For The Construction Industry provides construction employers with the basic tools for a safer jobsite. The Guide focuses on the most frequently overlooked and violated standards in the construction industry. Informative and easy-to-understand, this 8th Edition of the Guide provides pertinent safety checklists and sample written plans to help employers implement Cal/OSHA standards. Topics discussed include: ;New chapter on lead, along with chapters discussing excavation and trenching, asbestos, scaffolds, and fall protection, including discussion of duties under Cal/OSHA's Scaffold Standard that are limited to "competent persons," "qualified persons, " and civil engineers ;Coverage of recent regulatory changes including those for permits, railings and stairways, energized equipment, pneumatic nailers and staplers, and chromium ;Checklist of commonly required safety plans plus these 5 sample safety plans that can be copied and used: ;Emergency Action ;Ergonomics ;Hazard Communication (Employee Right-to-Know) ;Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) ;Lock-Out/Block-Out ;Comprehensive analysis and discussion of Cal/OSHA recordkeeping, posting, and reporting requirements ;Digest of over 165 Cal/OSHA standards For The construction industry ;Cal/OSHA training requirements on more than 60 specific topics, including heat illness prevention training ;Cal/OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, including a detailed explanation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), container labeling systems (HMIS, NFPA, and CPSC), and MSDS limitations ;Updated list of the top 20 most-violated Cal/OSHA construction industry standards and an updated directory of California safety and health agenciesKirk, H. Ray is the author of 'California OSHA Guide for the Construction Industry', published 2008 under ISBN 9780735572553 and ISBN 0735572550.