California OSHA Compliance Guide, 2008

by Kirk, Summers Press

Our Guide focuses on the most commonly violated California/OSHA standards for general industry; it provides compliance checklists for an employer to perform self-audits and has sample written safety plans to help employers implement California/OSHA standards.

The California OSHA Compliance Guide provides the framework for an effective general safety program. Key topics in this 16th Edition

Cal/OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, with a detailed explanation of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), including information on the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication;

Sample written safety programs an employer can copy and use,

Emergency Action Plan;

Ergonomics Plan;

Hazard Communication Plan;

Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (for High Hazard and Non-High Hazard employers);

Lock-Out/Block-Out Plan;

California/OSHA training requirements with general discussions of over 60 specific topics, including heat illness prevention;

California/OSHA recordkeeping, posting, and reporting requirements, with discussion of HIPAA regulations;

Over 80 safety inspection checklists incorporating California/OSHA standards, including checklists for heat illness prevention and the required Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) Plan;

Short summaries of more than 130 California/OSHA safety standards for general industry;

Information on the California/OSHA Appeals Board decision creating a potential defense for employers for violations created by subcontractors;

Top 20 California/OSHA Violations list and a directory of California safety agencies.

692 pages, Ring-bound

Published October 16, 2007