The CA Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has been working to revise COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Standards. According to the Board the new standards may address distancing, face coverings, written programs, workplace exclusion, employee housing, and transportation.   During this webinar, a Cal/OSHA Consultation Services Manager will explain key updates and review actions employers should take to meet Cal/OSHA standards.   This session covers topics such as: Physical distancing, partitions/barriers and PPE for employees working indoors and outdoors Face coverings for fully vaccinated and unvaccinated employees Required employee training topics Excluding employees from the workplace after close contact Special protections for employee housing and transportation Integration with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and CA Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines  

Participants will learn to recognize threats, complete a self-assessment questionnaire, and utilize the AWWA cybersecurity controls for small systems. Additionally, how to apply with USDA to get funding is covered.

Employees have the “Right to Know” about the chemicals and materials used at work that can cause illness or injury. Employers must identify the hazards of chemicals used, communicate these hazards to employees, and make sure employees are protected.   The Global Harmonization System (GHS) is an approach to classifying chemicals across regulatory agencies, to make it easier for employees to understand safety information on hazardous materials.   This session covers: Overview of Hazard Communication and Global Harmonization System Components of a hazard communication program Roles and responsibilities Chemical inventory and the hazard evaluation processes Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and labels Training Program evaluation  

Participants will learn to recognize threats, complete a self-assessment questionnaire, and utilize the AWWA cybersecurity controls for small systems. Additionally, how to apply with USDA to get funding is covered.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employee falls are one of the most common injuries in agriculture. Field terrain is by nature uneven and constantly changing. Because of this, many agriculture employers tend to accept employee fall incidents as an uncontrollable risk. However, most fall accidents in outdoor agriculture settings are preventable. Effective planning, hazard identification, and corrective action make the difference!   This session covers: Contributing factors to agriculture employee fall injuries based on soil type Slip, trip and fall hazard identification for walking and working surfaces Fall prevention practices for various outdoor field terrain conditions

It is becoming all too common for water systems to experience system failures resulting in outages or non-compliance issues caused by underfunding reserves. One method to avoid these issues in to plan for the future, and fund reserves. Attendees will learn how to plan for the true cost of water by understanding how to develop an asset management plan to replace water system critical assets prior to failure. Participants will learn: AB54 requirements for financial reserve funds What is an asset management plan Resources for planning and developing a plan How a CIP ties into other important documents, policies and budgets This training will be hosted on GoToTraining.