by Leanne Coffman
Summary
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of California requirements regarding workplace safety and health, including those related to the state plan, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH or Cal/OSHA), Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPPs), hazard communication, cleaning product right to know law, ergonomics, injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting, and retaliation and discrimination protections. This guide also covers inspections, enforcement, heat illness prevention, protection from wildfire smoke, infectious diseases, protections for warehouse workers, live events safety and the use of electronic devices while driving.
In this guide, learn about:
- State plan status
- Compliance programs
- Jurisdiction-specific standards
- Safety programs
- Safety committees
- Employee protections
- Hazard communication
- Bloodborne pathogens
- Heat illness prevention
- Wildfire smoke exposure
- Ergonomics
- Infectious diseases
- Specific industries
- Other important standards
- Injuries and illnesses
- Recordkeeping
- Reporting
- Posting requirements
- Driving policies
- Enforcement
- Inspections
- Violations and penalties
- Abatement
- Local requirements
- Anaheim-specific standards
- Glendale-specific standards
- Los Angeles-specific standards
- Los Angeles County-specific standards
- Oakland-specific standards
- San Francisco-specific standards
- Santa Monica-specific standards
- Future developments
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About the author
Leanne Coffman
Leanne Coffman is president and senior management consultant of The Safety Training Solution LLC, an HR and OSHA compliance consulting firm that serves clients throughout the United States and across global communities. She has experience assessing workplace conditions and delivering training programs and policies for clients on topics relating to diversity, anti-discrimination laws, violence prevention, substance abuse and occupational safety and health compliance.
Throughout her career, Ms. Coffman has instructed individuals in government required training programs for general industry and developed site-specific compliance progarms for her clients.
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