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Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems
"The purpose of this manual is to increase the safety of building occupants and emergency responders by streamlining fire service interaction, with building features and fire protection systems. The information in this manual will assist designers of buildings and fire protection systems to better understand the needs of the fire service when they are called upon to operate in or near the built environment."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2006
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OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook: The Regulation and Related Interpretations for Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
"This OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] Web-based Recordkeeping Handbook is a compendium of existing agency-approved recordkeeping materials, including the regulatory text from the 2001 final rule on Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements ('the Recordkeeping rule') and relevant explanatory excerpts from the preamble to the rule; chapter 5 of the agency's Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); and OSHA letters of interpretation. This Web-based handbook is intended to be a resource for businesses of all sizes, as well as OSHA's compliance safety and health officers, compliance assistance specialists, and OSHA State-plans."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2005
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Personal Protective Equipment
"Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions, OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. For example, building a barrier between the hazard and the employees is an engineering control; changing the way in which employees perform their work is a work practice control."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2003
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Respiratory Protection
This Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) document on respiratory protection provides information on respirators for employees, procedures to ensure proper protection and OSHA assistance, services and programs.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2002
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Hazard Communication (1910.1200)
The purpose of this, section is to ensure that the hazards of, all chemicals produced or imported are, evaluated, and that information concerning, their hazards is transmitted to, employers and employees. This code specifies how hazard information should be communicated to employees. LLIS Core Capability: HazMat Please Note: This record has been imported to the HSDL as part of the LLIS Consolidation project and has not yet been reviewed by HSDL staff. Some information may be incomplete, missing, or inaccurate. For more information on the LLIS Consolidation project, please see here: [http://www.hsdl.org/?llis]
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2006-01-01?
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Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry
"The asbestos standard for the construction industry (29 CFR Part 1926.1101, see www.osha.gov) regulates asbestos exposure for the following activities: Demolishing or salvaging structures where asbestos is present; Removing or encapsulating asbestos-containing material (ACM); Constructing, altering, repairing, maintaining, or renovating asbestos-containing structures or substrates; Installing asbestos-containing products; Cleaning up asbestos spills/emergencies; Transporting, disposing, storing, containing, and housekeeping involving asbestos or asbestos-containing products on a construction site."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2002
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Crane or Derrick Suspended Personnel Platforms
"This booklet highlights selected OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] requirements for hoisting personnel by crane or derrick in the construction industry, prescribes the measures employers must take to bring their work operations into compliance, and describes safe work practices for employees. It is not a substitute for OSHA standards. OSHA standards for hoisting personnel are written in performance-oriented language that allow employers flexibility in deciding how to best protect employees from the hazards of hoisting operations and how to comply with the standards."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2002
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Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Revised Respiratory Protection Standard
"This guide is intended to help small businesses comply with the Respiratory Protection standard. It provides guidance only, and does not alter or determine compliance responsibilities, which are set forth in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The guide does not replace the official Respiratory Protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134), which is contained in Appendix I of this document. The reader must refer to the standard to ensure compliance. Moreover, because interpretations and enforcement policy may change over time, for additional guidance on OSHA compliance requirements, the reader should consult current administrative interpretations and decisions by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the courts. [...] The information in this guide should be equally applicable to you if you are located in a state plan state, although you should check to see if there are any unique or additional requirements that may apply. (A list of phone numbers and addresses for the state programs is included in Appendix II.)"
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
1998-09-30
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OSHA/NIOSH Interim Guidance - August 30, 2004: Chemical - Biological - Radiological - Nuclear (CBRN) Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for Emergency Responders: Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
This guidance includes recommendations for selecting personal protective equipment for emergency responders after an RDD (Radiological Dispersal Device) event.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2004-08-30
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Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
"The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not address specifically the responsibility of employers to provide health and safety information Voluntary Training Guidelines Voluntary Training Guidelines and instruction to employees, although Section 5(a)(2) does require that each employer '. . . shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.' However, more than 100 of the Act's current standards do contain training requirements. Therefore, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has developed voluntary training guidelines to assist employers in providing the safety and health information and instruction needed for their employees to work at minimal risk to themselves, to fellow employees, and to the public. The guidelines are designed to help employers to: (1) determine whether a worksite problem can be solved by training; (2) determine what training, if any, is needed; (3) identify goals and objectives for the training; (4) design learning activities; (5) conduct training; (6) determine the effectiveness of the training; and (7) revise the training program based on feedback from employees, supervisors, and others."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
1998
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Construction Industry Digest
"The Construction Industry safety and health standards contained in this booklet are to aid employers, supervisors, and safety and health personnel in their efforts toward achieving compliance with OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] standards in the workplace. Although the digest does not contain all OSHA Construction Industry safety and health standards, those presented are (1) standards most frequently overlooked by the employer, and (2) standards covering particularly hazardous situations."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2002
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Stairways and Ladders: A Guide to OSHA Rules
"Working on and around stairways and ladders is hazardous. Stairways and ladders are major sources of injuries and fatalities among construction workers for example, and many of the injuries are serious enough to require time off the job. OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] rules apply to all stairways and ladders used in construction, alteration, repair, painting, decorating and demolition of worksites covered by OSHA's construction safety and health standards."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2003
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Preventing Mold-Related Problems in the Indoor Workplace: A Guide for Building Owners, Managers and Occupants
"This guide provides basic information about mold, mold sources, and building-related illnesses. Brief discussions are included on building design considerations for healthy indoor air, as well as building evaluation and sampling for mold. However, detailed information about indoor air quality diagnostic studies (e.g., normal vs. abnormal levels) and the design and execution of exposure sampling strategies is not included as this information is beyond the scope of this initiative."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2006
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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
"This booklet provides an overview of the HAZWOPER requirements for each type of work operation and explains each section separately to provide a clearer understanding of the standard. Having this understanding enables employers to protect the health and safety of their employees in these different environments. […] This guidance document is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. The document is advisory in nature, informational in content, and is intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthy workplace. […] Hazardous substances are a serious safety and health problem that continues to endanger human and animal life and environmental quality. Discarded hazardous substances that are toxic, flammable, or corrosive can cause fires, explosions, and pollution of air, water, and land. Unless hazardous substances are properly treated, stored, or disposed of, they will continue to do great harm to living things that contact them, now and in the future. Because of the seriousness of the safety and health hazards related to hazardous waste operations and emergency response, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard, Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1910.120 and 1926.65 (see 54 Federal Register 9294-9336, March 6, 1989) to protect employees in this environment and to help them handle hazardous substances safely and effectively."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2008
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Controlling Electrical Hazards
This booklet provides an overview of basic electrical safety on the job.
Electricity is essential to modern life, both at home and on the job. Some employees -- engineers, electricians, electronic technicians, and power line
workers, among them -- work with electricity directly. Others, such as office workers and sales people, work with it indirectly. Perhaps because it has become such a familiar part of our daily life, many of us don't give much thought to how much our work depends on a reliable source of electricity. More importantly, we tend to overlook the hazards electricity poses and fail
to treat it with the respect it deserves.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Henshaw, John L.
2002
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Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout
This booklet presents OSHA's general requirements for controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous energy. After reading this booklet, employers and other interested parties are urged to review the OSHA standards on the control of hazardous energy to gain a complete understanding of the requirements regarding the control of hazardous energy. These standards, as well as other relevant
resources, are identified throughout this publication.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Henshaw, John L.
2002
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Excavations
Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Excavation and Trenching standard, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulation ( CFR),
Part 1926.650, covers requirements for excavation and trenching operations. This booklet highlights key elements of the standard, shows ways to protect employees against cave-ins, and describes safe work practices for employees.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Henshaw, John L.
2002
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Chemical Hazard Communication
This informational booklet is intended to provide a generic, non-exhaustive
overview of a particular standards related topic. This publication does
not itself alter or determine compliance responsibilities, which are set
forth in OSHA standards themselves and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Moreover, because interpretations and enforcement policy may change over time, for additional guidance on OSHA compliance requirements, the reader should
consult current administrative interpretations and decisions by the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission and the courts.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jeffress, Charles N.
1998
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Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - Precautions for Emergency Responders
The Occupational safety and Health Administration recognizes the need for a regulation that prescribes safeguards to protect workers against the health hazards from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens, and to reduce their risk to this exposure. This booklet will help employers and employees in emergency response settings understand and comply with OSHA's regulation on bloodborne pathogens, which was published on December 6, 1991, Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.1030. The following sections outline and summarize the requirements of the standard and inform emergency responders, law enforcement, corrections employers, and employees of the risks of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and how to reduce these risks. Full implementation of the standard not only will prevent hepatitis B cases, but also will significantly reduce the risk of workers' contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or other bloodborne diseases.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jeffress, Charles N.
1998
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Personal Protective Equipment (1998)
This booklet discusses those types of equipment most commonly used for protection for the head, including eyes and face and the torso, arms, hands, and feet. The use of equipment to protect against life-threatening hazards also is discussed. Information on respiratory protective equipment may be found in Title, 29 CFR, Part 1910.134. Using personal protective equipment requires hazard awareness and training on the part of the user. Employees must be aware that the equipment does not eliminate the hazard. If the equipment fails, exposure will occur. To reduce the possibility of failure, equipment must be
properly fitted and maintained in a clean and serviceable condition. Selection of the proper personal protective equipment for a job is important. Employers and employees must understand the equipment's purpose and its limitations.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jeffress, Charles N.
1998
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Hazard Communication Guidelines for Compliance
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is based on a simple concept--that employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working. They also need to know what protective measures are available to prevent adverse effects from occurring. OSHA designed the HCS to provide employees with the information they need to know. Knowledge acquired under the HCS will help employers provide safer workplaces for their employees. When employees have information about the chemicals being used, they can take steps to reduce exposures, substitute less hazardous materials, and establish proper work practices. These efforts will help prevent the occurrence of work-related illnesses and injuries caused by chemicals.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jeffress, Charles N.
2000
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How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations
Nobody expects an emergency or disaster - especially one that affects them, their employees, and their business personally. Yet the truth is that emergencies and disasters can strike anyone, anytime, and anywhere. You and your employees could be forced to evacuate your company when you least expect it. This booklet is designed to help you, the employer, plan for that possibility. The best way to protect yourself, your workers, and your business is to expect the unexpected and develop a well thought-out emergency action plan to guide you when immediate action is necessary.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Henshaw, John L.
2001
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Hospitals and Community Emergency Response - What You Need to Know
Protecting health care workers who respond to emergencies involving hazardous substances is critical. Health care workers dealing with emergencies may be exposed to chemical, biological, physical or radioactive hazards. Hospitals providing emergency response services must be prepared to carry out their missions without jeopardizing the safety and health of their own workers. Of special concern are the situations where contaminated patients arrive at the hospital for triage or definitive treatment following a major incident.
In many localities, the hospital has not been firmly integrated into the community disaster response system and may not be prepared to safely treat multiple casualties resulting from an incident involving hazardous substances. Increasing awareness of the need to protect health care workers and understanding the principal considerations in emergency response planning will help reduce the risk of health care worker exposure to hazardous substances.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
1997
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Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix
"Recent terrorist events in the United States underscore the importance of fire prevention and workplace emergency planning efforts. Fires or explosions created by arson or an explosive device can be the quickest way for a terrorist to affect a targeted business. Consequently, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) developed this Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix to provide employers with planning considerations and on-line resources that may help employers reduce their vulnerability to, or the consequences of, a terrorist's explosive device or act of arson."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA Fact Sheet: Evacuating High-Rise Buildings
"When there is an emergency, getting workers out of high-rise buildings poses special challenges. Preparing in advance to safely evacuate the building is critical to the safety of employees who work there." This fact sheet, prepared by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], provides guidelines for workers in high-rise buildings, both before and during an emergency.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2003
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Evacuation Planning Matrix
"Recent terrorist events in the United States underscore the importance of workplace evacuation planning. Consequently, OSHA [Occupational Safety & Health Administration] developed this Evacuation Planning Matrix to provide employers with planning considerations and on-line resources that may help employers reduce their vulnerability to a terrorist act or the impact of a terrorist release. Terrorist incidents are not emergencies that OSHA expects an employer to reasonably anticipate. However, if a terrorist release does occur in or near your workplace, an effective evacuation plan increases the likelihood that your employees will reach shelter safely."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA Office Evacuates
This document describes how the employees at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Manhattan Area Office evacuated from their building before the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11. The document concludes that recognizing the importance of emergency evacuation drills is very important in today's world. "I always used to think they were a pain. You'd be sitting there in the middle of a project or typing up something and have to stop and leave the building. It always felt like a major inconvenience," said Mike Mabee. "But now I know differently. Now I know that it can help save your life."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2001
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OSHA Emergency Preparedness & Response [website]
Worker safety and health is a critical element of our nation's domestic preparedness and emergency response efforts. This page provides links to Emergency Preparedness and Response materials for the workplace.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD)/ Dirty Bombs [website]
"Radiological dispersal devices (RDD), also known as 'dirty bombs,' consist of radioactive material combined with conventional explosives. They are designed to use explosive force to disperse the radioactive material over a large area, such as multiple city-blocks. Around the world, there are many sources of radioactive material that are not secure or not accounted for. Rogue nations and/or terrorist groups can obtain these materials for dirty bombs. These explosive weapons may initially kill a few people in the immediate area of the blast but are used primarily to produce psychological rather than physical harm by inducing panic and terror in the target population. Their use would also result in costly cleanup for decontamination."
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2004-03-19
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OSHA Fact Sheet: Planning and Responding to Workplace Emergencies
Nobody expects an emergency or disaster. Yet emergencies and disasters can
strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. Employers should establish effective safety
and health management systems and prepare their workers to handle emergencies
before they arise. This fact sheet provides an overview of actions employers should take in planning and responding to emergencies.
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
