New Fall Protection Resource for Residential Construction

 

The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) Data Center, the research arm of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), in conjunction with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has funded the development of a new educational website that catalogs fall protection equipment for residential construction. Developed by Dr. Vicki Kaskutas, a Washington University School of Medicine researcher, the Fall Protection Resource for New Home Construction website catalogs 148 fall prevention devices utilized in residential construction.

 

Equipment is classified under two categories: the type of fall protection or the phase of construction, and each device is described in detail, with photos and other useful information. 

 

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs.  OSHA approves and monitors State Plans and provides up to 50 percent of an approved plan's operating costs.

 

All four of the states within the OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District's Region 9 operate complete State plans (covering both the private sector and state and local government employees), including:

 

California

California Department of Industrial Relations

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, is the occupational safety and health division of the California Department of Industrial Relations. It protects workers from health and safety hazards on the job in almost every workplace in California (excluding federal employees) through its research and standards, enforcement and consultation programs. Visit California State Plan for more information.

 

Arizona

Industrial Commission of Arizona

The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) retains jurisdiction over occupational safety and health issues within Arizona, excluding mining operations, Indian Reservations, and federal employees. This jurisdiction encompasses approximately 2.1 million employees and 130,000 public and private establishments. Visit Arizona State Plan for more information.

 

Nevada

Nevada Division of Industrial Relations

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA) is part of the Division of Industrial Relations, Department of Business and Industry, and is responsible for the enforcement of Nevada OSHA safety and health standards. The Nevada State Plan applies to all public and private sector places of employment in the state excluding federal employees. Visit Nevada State Plan for more information.

 

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

The Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH), part of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, administers the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Law for all private and public sector places of employment in the State (excluding federal employees). Visit Hawaii State Plan for more information.

 

Visit OSHA's State Plans webpage for additional information on OSHA-Approved State Plans.

To stay current on relevant OSHA matters, Outreach trainers are required to attend a trainer update course every 4 years. The trainer course may also be retaken to maintain a trainer's authorized status. If a trainer's authorization status has expired, the trainer has a 90-day grace period after their expiration date to take the update course. The 90-day grace period is designed to allow for unexpected circumstances like course cancellations, illness, and other unavoidable obligations such as jury duty.

 

During the grace period, the trainer will be unable to conduct Outreach training and receive 2 student course completion cards. After the grace period, a trainer's authorization status may only be reinstated by retaking the trainer course. If a trainer's authorization has expired, they will be unable to conduct Outreach training and receive student course completion cards. Extensions to the grace period will not be granted.

For more information visit OSHA Outreach Training Program.

  

  

  

  

The OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry at our  location in the San Francisco Bay Area and additional locations in Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam. Programs offered include OSHA safety standards, Outreach Trainer courses, Cal/OSHA standards curriculum, environmental courses and customized onsite safety training. For more information visit www.osha4you.com or call (866) 936-OSHA (6742).

  

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The OSHA Training Center has partnered with two outstanding organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area to provide a full range of standards based safety and health training to interested students in Southern California. View the complete Southern California OSHA Training Center Schedule.

OSHA Safety Training in Central/Northern California, Nevada and Arizona

 

 

Kaplan College in Bakersfield, California, which offers affordable OSHA standards-based courses with discounted tuition, serves California's Central Valley. View the Bakersfield Schedule.

 

The four-year alliance with Safety Center, Inc., in Sacramento, California, brings OSHA standards-based courses to the Sacramento Valley, and aligns the OSHA Training Center with an organization that has demonstrated a deep commitment to safety education for over 75 years. View the Sacramento Schedule.

 

The Training Center, located at 6380 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 318, Las Vegas, Nevada. Upcoming programs include OSHA standards and trainer courses for both construction and general industry. View the Las Vegas Area Schedule.

 

Our alliance with Gateway Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, authorizes Gateway to offer OSHA standards-based trainer courses, and aligns the OSHA Training Center with a highly regarded training organization. View the Phoenix Schedule.

  

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