OSHA Training Center Update | June 2015
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OSHA Issues New Final Rule to Protect Construction Workers in Confined Spaces

 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. Effective August 3, 2015, the rule will provide construction workers in confined spaces with protections similar to those manufacturing and general industry workers have had for more than two decades, with some differences tailored to the construction industry.

 

The new final rule includes specific requirements to ensure that multiple employers on construction worksites share vital safety information and continuously monitor hazards. By isolating and eliminating hazards in confined spaces, the new standard will significantly improve the safety of construction workers who enter confined spaces. OSHA estimates that the new final rule will prevent about 780 serious injuries every year.

 

Compliance assistance material and additional information is available on OSHA's Confined Spaces in Construction webpage.

 

Upcoming OSHA Training Center open enrollment courses that address OSHA's confined spaces requirements include:

 

OSHA 7300 - Permit Required Confined Space Standard

July 13 | Bakersfield, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada

 

OSHA 2264 - Permit Required Confined Space Entry

July 13-15 | Carson, California

October 26-28 | San Lorenzo, California

 

OTC 403 - Trainer Course in Permit-Required Confined Space Entry

October 29-30 | San Lorenzo, California

 

Private group classes can also be scheduled at your convenience.  

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Scaffolding Safety Requires Vigilance

 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10,000 construction workers are injured every year in scaffolding accidents. Scaffolding ranked third on OSHA's 2014 Top Ten List of the most frequently cited standards with 5,423 violations. Since an estimated 2.3 million workers, or 65% of the construction industry, work on scaffolds, it's clear that employers must increase their vigilance to protect workers from scaffold-related accidents.

 

Some key provisions of OSHA's Scaffolding Standard include:

  • Fall protection or fall arrest systems are required for workers more than 10 feet above a lower level;
  • Guardrails and crossbracing must comply with specified heights;
  • Midrails must be installed approximately halfway between the toprail and the platform surface;
  • Support scaffold footings must be level and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold;
  • Supported scaffold platforms must be fully planked or decked;
  • Supported scaffolds with a height-to-base of more than 4:1 must be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing or the equivalent;
  • Scaffolds and scaffold components must support at least 4 times the maximum intended load; suspension scaffold rigging must support at least 6 times the intended load;
  • Employers must train each employee who works on a scaffold on the hazards and the procedures to control the hazards;

The OSHA Training Center recommends consulting OSHA's detailed publication A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry.

 

The OSHA Training Center is offering OTC 301 - Scaffolding Safety Standards at its San Francisco Bay Area location in Dublin, California, on July 13-15, 2015. This 3-day course, which includes hands-on exercises, covers OSHA compliance standards for various types of scaffolding, including supported, suspended and aerial lifts; how scaffolds work; and how to perform basic load analysis.

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California's Employment Training Panel Funds Certified Safety Training

 

The State of California Employment Training Panel (ETP) provides funding to employers to assist in upgrading the skills of their workers through training. Businesses determine their own training needs and apply to ETP for funding to support their training needs.

 

ETP will fund courses on specific safety topics, especially where the trainee earns a certificate of competency after successful completion. Three certified training programs with specific safety content have been approved for ETP funding:

  • OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Outreach Training for Construction and General Industry
  • HAZWOPER - OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
  • HAZMAT - OSHA's Hazardous Materials Standard

The OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Outreach Training in Construction and General Industry; OTC 204 - 40-Hour HAZWOPER; and OSHA 2015 - Hazardous Materials.

 

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Upcoming Classes

 

The OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry in Dublin, California, conveniently located in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as locations throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii.  For a complete schedule of classes, visit the OSHA Training Center website.

 

OSHA 502 - Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

June 22-24 | Phoenix, AZ - Gateway Community College

July 14-16 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

August 8-15 | Southern CA - Carson

 

OSHA 5119 - Cal/OSHA Standards for General Industry

June 22-25 | Southern CA - Carson

July 20-23 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

August 10-13 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

October 5-8 | Southern CA - San Bernardino

 

OSHA 2225 - Respiratory Protection

June 22-25 | Southern CA - Carson

 

OSHA 501 - Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry

June 22-25 | Phoenix, AZ - Gateway Community College

June 29-July 2 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

July 20-23 | Las Vegas, NV Area

August 17-20 | Southern CA - Bakersfield

August 17-20 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

 

OSHA 511 - OSHA Standards for General Industry

June 29-July 2 | Las Vegas, NV Area

June 29-July 2 | Southern CA - Carson

July 11-19 | Southern CA - San Bernardino

July 14-17 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

August 3-6 | Phoenix, AZ - Gateway Community College

 

OSHA 5109 - Cal/OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry

July 6-9 | Southern CA - Carson

July 11-19 | Southern CA - Bakersfield

August 10-13 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

November 10-13 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

 

OSHA 500 - Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry

July 6-9 | Southern CA - Carson

July 14-17 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

August 4-7 | Southern CA - Fullerton

August 8-16 | Southern CA - Carson

September 14-17 | Las Vegas, NV Area

 

OSHA 7115 - Lockout/Tagout

July 11 | Southern CA - Carson

August14 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

 

OSHA 510 - OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry

July 13-16 | Phoenix, AZ - Gateway Community College

July 14-17 | Southern CA - Fullerton

July 25-August 2 | Southern CA - Carson

August 17-20 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

August 24-27 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

 

OSHA 2264 - Permit Required Confined Space Entry

July 13-15 | Southern CA - Carson

October 26-28 | San Francisco Bay Area - San Lorenzo, CA

 

OTC 301 - Scaffolding Safety Standards

July 13-15 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

 

OSHA 7300 - Permit Required Confined Space Standard

July 13 | Southern CA - Bakersfield

July 13 | Las Vegas, NV Area

 

OSHA 3015 - Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

July 14-16 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

July 18-20 | Southern CA - Carson

September 21-23 | Southern CA - Bakersfield

 

OSHA 503 - Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

July 20-22 | Phoenix, AZ - Gateway Community College

August 17-19 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

 

OTC 110 - OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training for General Industry

July 21-24 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

October 13-16 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA

 

OSHA 5039 - Cal/OSHA General Industry Update

July 24 | Sacramento, CA Safety Center

 

OSHA 5410 - OSHA Standards for the Maritime Industry

July 27-31 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA 

Stay current with monthly updates from the OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Learn more about workplace safety and health, upcoming OSHA Training Center courses, free safety training resources, and updates to OSHA's Outreach Training Program.

In This Issue

OSHA Issues New Final Rule to Protect Construction Workers in Confined Spaces

Scaffolding Safety Requires Vigilance

California's Employment Training Panel Funds Certified Safety Training

Upcoming Classes
  
  
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 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as 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 the OSHA Training Center website or call (866) 936-OSHA (6742).
OSHA Training Center Offers Discounts!

 

The OSHA Training Center offers class discounts to the following groups:

  • Veterans - all active and retired service members
  • American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members
  • United Contractors (UCON) members
  • Group discount for three or more participants from the same organization

For more information about OSHA Training Center discounts, call (866) 936-OSHA (6742) or email otc@clpccd.org.

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


 

The OSHA Training Center partners with several organizations to provide standards based safety and health training throughout the Western Region, including:

 

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.

 

Tommy A. Ford Training Facility, located at 1701 Whitney Mesa Dr., Henderson, 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.