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.
The book is also available in PDF format in both English and Spanish:
Topics in English
Backs & Lifting
Training Guide Checklist
Fall Protection
Training Guide Checklist (2008) 2 Case Studies
Guardrails
Training Guide Checklist (2008)
Hand - Arm Vibration
Training Guide Checklist
Hand Tools
Training Guide Checklist
High Voltage Lines
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Housekeeping
Training Guide Checklist
Portable Ladders
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Portable Power Tools
Training Guide Checklist
Scaffolds
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Temporary Power
Training Guide Checklist
Trenches & Excavations
Training Guide Checklist Case Study
Underground Service Alert
Training Guide Checklist
Vehicles & Heavy Equipment
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Topics in Spanish
Espalda y levantamiento (Backs & Lifting)
Training Guide Checklist
Prevención de caídas (Fall Protection)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) 2 Case Studies
Barreras de protección (Guardrails)
Training Guide Checklist (2008)
Herramientas de vibración (Hand - Arm Vibration)
Training Guide Checklist
Herramientas de mano (Hand Tools)
Training Guide Checklist
Líneas de alto voltaje (High Voltage Lines)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Limpieza y mantenimiento (Housekeeping)
Training Guide Checklist
Escaleras de mano (Portable Ladders)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Herramientas portátiles de poder (Portable Power Tools)
Training Guide Checklist
Andamios (Scaffolds)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Electricidad provisional (Temporary Power)
Training Guide Checklist (2008)
Zanjas y excavaciones (Trenches & Excavations)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
Servicio subterráneo alerta (Underground Service Alert)
Training Guide Checklist
Vehículos y equipo pesado (Vehicles & Heavy Equipment)
Training Guide Checklist (2008) Case Study
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Other Resources
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
