California Osha Compliance Guide

by H. Ray Kirk

Our Guide focuses on the most commonly violated Cal/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 Cal/OSHA standards.

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

• 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, including:

• 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
• Cal/OSHA training requirements with general discussions of over 60 specific topics, including heat illness prevention
• Cal/OSHA recordkeeping, posting, and reporting requirements, with discussion of HIPAA regulations
• Over 80 safety inspection checklists incorporating Cal/OSHA standards, including checklists for heat illness prevention and the required Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) Plan
• Short summaries of more than 130 Cal/OSHA safety standards for general industry
• Information on the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board decision creating a potential defense for employers for violations created by subcontractors
• Top 20 Cal/OSHA Violations list and a directory of California safety agencies.

514 pages, Hardcover

Published October 4, 2002