Construction and Construction Ergonomics

Construction Safety and Health Inspection Project Poster (English/Spanish) Keys to Success and Safety for the Construction Foreman (English and Spanish)

Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry

This publication is meant to serve as a quick field reference. It summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, that pertain to the construction industry.

Available in Spanish

Ergonomic Survival Guide for: Carpenters and Framers Cement Masons Electricians Laborers Sheet Metal Workers
Available in Spanish

A series of pocket-sized guides on ergonomics for the construction industry. Each trade-specific guide provides valuable information for use during tailgate or toolbox safety meetings.

Hazard Communication

Guide to the California Hazard Communication Regulation

This guide provides an overview of the Hazard Communication Regulation. It also includes step by step guidelines on how to set up a program and a sample written Hazard Communication Program.

To view a complete listing of Educational Resources please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu

Agriculture
Farm Labor Contractor Safety and Health Guide (English and Spanish)
This booklet provides general guidance to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses. The information in this booklet also applies to growers who directly hire their own crews. Available in Spanish

Agricultural-Industrial Tractors (English and Spanish) Derechos de los Trabajadores Agricolas (Farm Workers Rights) (Spanish only)

Respiratory Protection in the Workplace

Respiratory Protection

This booklet provides information about workplace respiratory protection. It also provides an overview of how to set up a respiratory protection program for small businesses.

Janitors
Working Safer and Easier for Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers
A series of fact sheets and a series of posters. The fact sheets are intended for owners, managers, and supervisors to use when training employees, and whenever sharing of information is useful. The posters are to be displayed where they can help workers perform their job safely.

Available in Spanish on website

To view a complete listing of Educational Resources please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu

Ergonomics
Easy Ergonomics: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools
NIOSH and Cal/OSHA joined efforts to develop a user friendly booklet and checklist to help workers select or purchase the best available ergonomically designed non-powered hand tool.

Lifting Safer / Levantando Con Mayor Seguridad

This poster demonstrates safer lifting techniques for boxes, lumber/pipes, sheets and sacks/bags.

Available in Spanish

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Easy Ergonomics for Desktop Computer Users

This book is intended to be used by desktop computer users. You will learn to identify common desktop computer work station problems and explore some improvement goals.

Ergonomics in Action: A Guide to Best Practices for the Food-Processing Industry

This guide shows how food processing facilities can reduce work-related injuries and illnesses. It includes suggestions for practical and effective job improvements to reduce the risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders.

Available in Spanish

A Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Care Providers Easy Ergonomics: A Practical Approach for Improving the Workplace Ergonomics for Very Small Business (posters): Auto Repair (English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese) Child Care Providers (English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese) Cosmetology (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog) Dental Offices (English) Dry Cleaners (English, Spanish, Korean) Health Care (English, Spanish, Tagalog) Landscaping (English, Spanish, Vietnamese) Restaurant and Bar (English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese) Retail/Wholesale (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese) Fitting the Task to the Person: Ergonomics for Very Small Businesses (English and Spanish)
To view a complete listing of Educational Resources please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu

Other Educational Resources

OSHA Log 300 Web Module: www.californiaosha.info
An interactive online educational resource which addresses questions and provides in-depth information on Californias occupational injury and illness recordkeeping requirements. Also available on CD.

Cal/OSHA CD
This CD contains: 1. Training Modules for Easy Ergonomics - A Practical Approach for Improving the Workplace Farm Labor Contractor Safety and Health Guide (English and Spanish) 2. Educational Resources for: Ergonomics in Action: A Guide to Best Practices for the Food-Processng Industry Respiratory Protection in the Workplace

Additional Publications
General Information

DOSH Requirements for: Permits, Registrations, Certifications and Notifications Safety and Health Training and Instruction Requirements (available on website only) Users Guide to Cal/OSHA

Job Safety Pamphlets

Job Safety: What You Should Know (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese)

Bloodborne Pathogens

A Best Practices Approach for Reducing Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Dont Risk Your Health (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese) Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens (available on website only)

Confined Space

Confined Space: Is it Safe to Enter?

Consultation

On-Site Cal/OSHA Consultation at Your Workplace

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Electrical

Electric Power Interruptions and Employee Safety Electrical Safety Electrical Sewer Inspection Cameras

Enviromental Tobacco Smoke

Assembly Bill 13-Smokefree Workplace (available on website only)

Hazard Alerts

Ethylene Gas Explosion Health Alert in the Granite Countertop Industry (English and Spanish)

Fact Sheets

Cal/OSHA Field Sanitation Fact Sheet Lead in Construction (available on website only) New Respirator Regulation Safety Needles and Needleless Systems Hazard Alerts

Injury and Illness Prevention Program

For Employers with Intermittent Employees (English and Spanish) For Employers With Intermittent Workers in Agriculture (English and Spanish) For High Hazard Employers For Non-High Hazard Employers Guide to Developing Your Workplace Injury & Illness Prevention Program

Lockout/Blockout

Lockout/Blockout (English and Spanish)

Posters

Access to Medical and Exposure Records (English and Spanish) Agricultural Safety & Health Poster (English/Spanish) California Posting Requirements Emergency Telephone Numbers Operating Rules for Industrial Trucks (English and Spanish) Safety and Health Protection On The Job (English and Spanish)

Recordkeeping

Cal/OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A Brief Guide to Recordkeeping Requirements Differences between Cal/OSHA and Federal OSHA Recordkeeping

Stress

Managing Stress Arising from Work (available on website only)

To view a complete listing of Educational Resources please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu

Tailgate/Toolbox Topics

High Voltage Overhead Lines (available on website only) Lockout/Blockout (available on website only) Power Press Safety (available on website only) Roofing Safety Slips & Falls (available on website only) Roofing Safety, General Requirements (available on website only) Servicing Single, Split Rim & Multi-Piece Rim Wheel (available on website only) Setting Up A Tailgate/Toolbox Safety Meeting (available on website only) Trenching Safety (available on website only)

Workplace Security

Guidelines for Security & Safety of Health Care and Community Service Workers Guidelines for Workplace Security Model Injury & Illness Prevention Program for Workplace Security

Young Workers

Are You a Teen Working in Agriculture? Protect Your Health Know Your Rights (English and Spanish) Are You a Working Teen? Protect Your Health Know Your Rights (English and Spanish) Facts for Employers Safer Jobs for Teens

Ordering Information
Current Cal/OSHA publications may be viewed, ordered and downloaded from our website: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu For orders in excess of 25 in total or more than 5 copies of any one publication, a written request on company letterhead can be faxed to us stating:

the intended use of the educational materials the name of the person making the request a telephone number for your company or organization a physical mailing address

Fax requests to: Area Manager Cal/OSHA Research and Education Unit Fax: (916) 574-2532
To view a complete listing of Educational Resources please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/reu