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Construction Topics in English and Spanish . . .
Tailgate
Training for California Construction Workers
California
law requires regular health and safety training on construction
sites. How effective is your "tailgate" training program?
This
LOHP guidebook can help construction foremen and other trainers
conduct effective safety training sessions on the job. It has detailed
lesson plans on 14 topics. Lessons are organized in an easy question-and-answer
format that encourages worker participation.
Both English and Spanish editions of the book are available.
 
Topics
include:
- Backs
& Lifting
- Fall
Protection
- Guardrails
- Hand-Arm
Vibration
- Hand
Tools
- High
Voltage Lines
- Housekeeping
- Portable
Ladders
- Portable
Power Tools
- Scaffolds
- Temporary
Power
- Trenches
& Excavations
- Underground
Service Alert
- Vehicles
& Heavy Equipment
Also included are 14 matching checklists on Cal/OSHA regulations,
tips for conducting effective tailgate meetings, a glossary of technical
terms, case studies, and factsheets.
The
book has been completely updated and covers the latest Cal/OSHA
regulations. It is based on LOHP's Tailgate Meetings That Work!
(1994), originally developed in collaboration with Associated
General Contractors and the State Building and Construction Trades
Council of California.
In
a 3-ring binder. Available in English or Spanish.
200
pages, 2001, $30.00 each.
Click
here to read this book online, in English or Spanish.
A
few construction safety topics found in our original 1994 book,
Tailgate Meetings That Work!, are no longer included in this
2001 edition. Although they have not been updated, these sections
of the 1994 book are still available (in English only) on the Electronic
Library of Construction Safety and Health website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/hazard/hazard.html
The
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
(ACGIH)
offers a version of our original 1994 Tailgate book that has been
adapted to cover federal, rather than California, regulations.
(Publication #9655.) For
more
information,
contact ACGIH at (513) 742-2020 or at:
www.acgih.org
Click
here for more information on LOHP's Construction Safety project.
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