OSHA Training Handbook for Healthcare Facilities Sarah E. Alholm, MAS Take OSHA compliance off your "to do" list! Practical OSHA compliance strategies you can implement today! This concise primer cuts through the clutter and illustrates how to maintain compliance. Save time trying to interpret vague OSHA standards and discover specific methods to train staff, identify hazards, and document accurately, enabling you to become a highly effective safety professional."OSHA Training Handbook for Healthcare Facilities" will help you: Implement a compliant safety program using proven successful case studies, and action-oriented strategies as your guide Navigate the complex crossover of OSHA regulations with other organizations, such as CDC, EPA, and FDA Save time researching the right training methods and documentation with customizable, downloadable sample forms and tools Keep employees safe and avoid costly fines Execute your OSHA plan with help from "Top 10 Action Items" lists at the end of every chapter Take a look at the Table of Contents Chapter 1: Roles and Responsibilities You're the Safety Officer...Now What? Tailoring Your Job Description to the Needs of Your Facility Your Safety Committee Helpful Resources Top 10 Safety Officer Action Items Chapter 2: Creating a Compliance Program Bloodborne Pathogens Hazard Communication Emergency Action Plans Electrical Issues Protection, Ionizing Radiation, and Chemical Hygiene General Duty Clause MRSA and more Ergonomics Workplace Violence Risk Assessments Recordkeeping Exemption Top 10 Compliance Action Items Chapter 3: Employee Training Hazard-by-Hazard Approach vs. Best-Practice Approach Training Basics for All OSHA Training Unique Training Required by Specific Standards The Problem of Physician Training Training Ideas Top 10 Action Items for Training Employees Chapter 4: Inspections, Violations, and Fines The Knock on the Door During the Inspection TRUE STORY: One Practice's Experience During an OSHA Inspection Receiving a Violation Warning Responding to and Rectifying Violations Challenging or Mitigating Fines Top 10 Inspection Action Items Chapter 5: Beyond OSHA: Other Safety or Regulatory Responsibilities Patient Safety Waste: Where OSHA Ends and State/Federal Regulations Begin Top 10 Action Items for Additional Safety and Regulatory Concerns Appendix Appendix A: Common and Expensive OSHA Citations Appendix B: Checklists Appendix C: Sample Training Exams Appendix D: Frequently Asked Questions Figure List Table 1.1 States With OSHA-Approved Plans Table 1.2 Favorite Online Resources Table 2.1 Exposure Prone Activities Table 2.2 Occupational Exposure Resources Figure 2.1 Determining Whether a MSDS Is Necessary Figure 2.2 Using an Inverted Bin to Reduce Reach Into a Deep Sink Table 2.3 Web Resources for Potential Occupational Hazards Table 2.4 Federal Recordkeeping Exemption by SIC Code Figure 3.1 PASS Technique for Using Portable Fire Extinguisher Table 3.1 Considerations in Incipient Stage Fire Fighting Table 3.2 Summary of OSHA Training Requirements Table 4.1 Important Inspection-Related Time Periods Table 4.2 Fine Adjustments Based Upon Business Size Table 5.1 Annual TB Risk Assessment and Staff TB Skin Test Frequency Table 5.2 Performing Baseline TB Skin Testing Table 5.3 Rate Of Illicit Drugs and Heavy Alcohol Use, Dependence, or Abuse Among Healthcare Workers Table 5.4 Patient Safety Resources Figure 5.1 Ordinary Solid Waste in the Red Bag Container Table 5.5 Biohazardous and Regular Waste Examples Table 5.6 Characteristic Wastes: Guidelines to What's Ignitable, Corrosive, Reactive, and Toxic Table 5.7 Common P-Listed Medical Wastes Table 5.8 Common U-Listed Medical Wastes Table 5.9 CMS-Recognized Accreditation Organizations for Ambulatory Facilities Figure B.1 Weekly Facility Review Checklist Figure B.2 Monthly Facility Review Checklist Figure B.3 Annual Facility Review Checklist Figure B.4 New Employee OSHA Orientation Checklist

This much anticipated new edition provides employers and employees with a day-to-day guide to reducing accidents and injuries, ensuring compliance, avoiding fines and penalties, and controlling workers' compensation costs. You'll not only find comprehensive discussions on all of the construction safety regulations found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29 Chapter 1926, but you'll also find the actual legal text of the regulations and overviews for each sub Chapter for easier reference. This Construction Safety Handbook covers both the obvious and the hidden dangers of construction and addresses the latest changes in OSHA standards, including new recordkeeping requirements, new ergonomic guidelines, new requirements in the Steel Erection standard, and new additions to signs, signals, and barricades requirements. Written in plain English, this comprehensive handbook provides you with the legal background, practical advice, and ready-to-use written compliance programs you need to ensure your sites meet workplace safety requirements, protect workers, and comply with the standards. Each Chapter provides a description of the requirements of the standard, and a sample written compliance program, checklists, and the appropriate citations from the 29 CFRs. The latest changes in enforcement and inspection policy are also detailed, and a list of OSHA's most frequently cited construction standards is given.

Provides must-know information for 23 critical topics, including forklift safety, lifting, slips, trips, and falls, and personal protective equipment. Designed as a training aid, the handbook can also be used as a reference by employees whenever they need fast answers to their safety questions.

The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"

It is a requirement of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) that any person who operates a forklift should receive proper training and be evaluated under a minimum set of safety standards. Carolina Trucking Academy is pleased to offer a program designed to comply with these standards to those who wish to pursue work as a forklift operator.