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Confined Space Rescue Training Provides Important Skills That Allow Workers to Conduct Rescue When a Co-Worker is Down

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Teaching your employees basic skills to immediately attempt a rescue when emergency response personnel may be delayed by distance, just makes good sense.

Earlier this month I finished teaching a Confined Space Rescue class at Rainbow Municipal Water District.  There were 12 students from the district in attendance including the Regulatory Compliance Manager, Jeff Stacy, who set the class up.  Jeff realized that, with his crews working in various remote locations around their north county area, there might not be a timely response by fire department rescue teams from neighboring cities.  Training an employee-based rescue team gives them the ability to immediately attempt a rescue and thereby improve chances of survival of the injured or ill entrant.

The 3 day class included subjects such as rescue procedures, patient medical care, use of stretchers, rope rescue systems, atmospheric monitoring and ventilation and hazard isolation.  2 ½ days of the 3 day class includes hands-on skills and scenarios.

On-site classes can be scheduled by calling 619-206-6414 or e-mail jeff@jbsafetyservices.com.

Posted by jbeeler on March 24th, 2010

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JB Safety & Rescue Services Welcomes Kimlee Lindgren To Our Staff!

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The newest instructor to join the ranks of safety specialists at JB Safety & Rescue will apply her extensive safety knowledge to helping businesses train workers and meet regulatory compliance standards.

Kimlee Lindgren, who holds a B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Athletic Training, brings more than 25 years of hands-on construction industry experience in employee health and safety.  A dynamic communicator who possesses a high degree of technical expertise, Ms. Lindgren’s background includes key safety management and safety education positions with major construction companies, trade associations and UCSD’s OSHA Training Institute.  In addition, Ms. Lindgren was a Compliance Officer for Cal/OSHA and served on the Emergency Response Team for the State of California, performing consultative assistance to the recovery workers of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

During her career, Ms. Lindgren has developed safety education curriculum and site specific safety and health programs, managed project and employee specific regulatory compliance issues, performed workplace inspections, conducted accident investigations, developed job safety analyses, and acted in the capacity of expert witness.

Her vast practical experience includes health and safety inspections in manufacturing, construction, and research and development.  She has developed health and safety programs for emergency response, confined space entry, contractor safety, hazard communication, heavy equipment safety, lock-out/tag-out, medical surveillance, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, fall protection, health hazards in construction, electrical safety, fire prevention, respiratory protection and supervisor safety.

She has served as a guest lecturer for the American Society of Safety Engineers, National Association of Women in Construction, National Safety Council, American Society of Professional estimators, American Subcontractors Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, numerous public works associations, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, San Diego State University, University of California San Diego and San Diego Community College.

As a safety specialist and instructor for JB Safety & Rescue, Ms. Lindgren will apply her extensive and highly specialized safety knowledge to training today’s industry workers and helping businesses maintain a safety culture within their workforce.

Please join us in welcoming Kimlee Lindgren to the staff of safety professionals at JB Safety & Rescue.

Posted by jbeeler on March 12th, 2010

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DOT Hazmat Class Prepares and Updates Employees Who Transport Hazardous Materials

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HazMatTruckCourse includes JJ Keller DOT HazMat Manual and Certificate of Completion.

Date: April 9

Time: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Location: UCSD Extension Campus (6925 Lusk Blvd., San Diego, CA  92121)

Cost: $150 per person

The US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is the Federal safety authority for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials by pipeline, air, rail, highway, and water.   PHMSA is responsible for regulating and ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all modes of transportation.

To ensure minimal threats to life, property or the environment due to hazardous materials related incidents, PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety develops regulations and standards for the classifying, handling and packaging of over 1 million daily shipments of hazardous materials within the United States.

This class will prepare and update individuals whose job it is to transport hazardous materials.  Students learn package preparation, labeling, placarding, how to fill out manifests, security requirements and more.

Download flyer to register, or contact JB Safety & Rescue for more information.

Read Federal Regulations on Title 49, Transportation.

Posted by jbeeler on March 9th, 2010

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AGC HazWOPER Class Open to Members and Others

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hazwoper_trainingSeating is limited, so register now for course which provides awareness training necessary for OSHA’s HazWOPER program

Date: March 22, 2010

Time: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Location: AGC 6212 Ferris Sq., San Diego, CA 92121

Cost: AGC Members – $250.00 / Non-Members – $395.00

This full day, interactive class – taught by Jeff Beeler, JB Safety & Rescue – will help students:

  • Understand the purpose of OSHA and its role in regulating occupational safety
  • Use Site Characterization to establish problems that may exist in your workplace and measures that can be implemented to eliminate hazards
  • Identify hazardous materials existent in the workplace and the possible methods, symptoms and preventative measures of exposure
  • Encourage the use of Material Safety Data sheets (MSDS) to identify and properly handle hazardous materials
  • Familiarize yourself with materials, compounds and mixtures that may present flammable, explosive, chemical or radiological hazards.
  • Emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment in limiting hazardous exposure

HazWOPER refers to five types of hazardous waste operations conducted in the United States under OSHA Standard 1910.120 “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.” The standard contains the safety requirements employers must meet in order to conduct these operations.

The training covers basic understanding of hazardous materials and how to appropriately provide initial response to emergencies resulting from these materials.  The HazWOPER standard covers 5 specific areas of operations, including:

  1. Clean-up operations required by a governmental body, whether Federal, state local or other involving hazardous substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (including, but not limited to, the EPA’s National Priority Site List (NPL), state priority site lists, sites recommended for the EPA NPL, and initial investigations of government identified sites which are conducted before the presence or absence of hazardous substances has been ascertained).
  2. Corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq).
  3. Voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by Federal, state, local or other governmental bodies as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
  4. Operations involving hazardous waste that are conducted at treatment, storage, disposal (TSD) facilities regulated by 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to RCRA; or by agencies under agreement with U.S.E.P.A. to implement RCRA regulations.
  5. Emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of releases of, hazardous substances without regard to the location of the hazard.

Download class flyer or contact JB Safety & Rescue to register.

Posted by jbeeler on March 9th, 2010

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Latino Workers Now Have Options: New OSHA 10-Hour Basic Training Entirely in Spanish!

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An important training for all construction workers is the OSHA 10 Hour class.  We’re now offering this class for Latino workers entirely in Spanish. Spanish Speaking

Just as in an English language OSHA 10-Hour class, Spanish language workers will learn proper hazard awareness at the job site and correction methods. We’ll cover electrical, fall protection, health hazards, scaffolds, excavations, tools, PPE and more.

Individuals who complete the class will receive an OSHA 10 hr. manual, a Cal-OSHA Construction Handbook, and an OSHA 10 hour card from the UCSD/ OSHA Training Institute.

The next Spanish OSHA 10-Hour is being held on March 25 and registration is limited, so sign up now!

Register for class.

Posted by jbeeler on February 18th, 2010

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Spring 2010 Trench Rescue (Operations) Prepares Workers to Participate in Trench Rescue Situations

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Class provides student with NFPA 1670 proficiencies necessary to be part of a trench rescue team

sunnyside FD2This two-day class is geared toward contractors, public agency maintenance personnel, military operations, agricultural and general industry personnel – where open-trench situations may require your employees to know what to do in the event of a soil collapse.

The class will be held at the Rainbow Municipal Water District offices and site, located at 3707 Old Highway 395, Fallbrook, CA 92028-9372.

Class is being offered on Monday/Wednesday, April 26 and April 28, or Tuesday/Friday, April 27 and April 30, and runs from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm on all days.  Individuals who complete the 2-day training will receive a Trench Rescue Manual and Certificate in Trench Rescue Operations from the California State Fire Marshal.

Register for class.

Contact JB Safety & Rescue Services with questions or to request more information.

Posted by jbeeler on February 17th, 2010

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NORA Identifies Safety and Health Training and Education in Construction as Critical Need

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One of only fourteen primary issues on NORA’s National Construction Agenda is to develop and build recognition and awareness of construction hazards and the means for controlling them by strengthening and extending the reach of quality training and education in the construction industry – including for non-English speaking workers.

Specifically, NORA is tasked to implement a minimum set of safety and health competencies for all personnel on construction sites to recognize hazards and the methods to control or avoid them through access to quality training and educational materials.

By assessing training needs, resources, and tools to address occupational safety and health hazards in the construction industry and developing goals and priorities to identify gaps in current training and resources, NORA believes it will be able to provide much-needed guidance to address construction-related hazards and prevent illness and injury for future construction workers.  Read and download the (131 page) National Construction Agenda.

JB Safety & Rescue Services offers rigorous safety training classes that provide a strong foundation and help workers recognize and handle specific construction hazards.

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Reducing the incidence of electrocution, struck-by hazards, motor vehicles incidents, falls, and exposure to other extremely dangerous situations are primary strategic goals of the NORA Construction Sector Council.  The trainers at JB Safety & Rescue Services have long recognized this need, and have developed quality OSHA 10- and 30-hour classes to train construction workers who may face these hazards in the performance of their jobs. And, to assist Latino workers, many of whom speak little or no English, our OHSA 10-Hour class is offered in Spanish and taught by bi-lingual construction safety professionals.

Training has long been identified as a key factor for addressing and preventing hazards in construction; yet, to be meaningful, it must be considered in the context of a comprehensive safety and health program that includes management commitment, employee participation, hazard identification and control, and program evaluation as well as the training program itself.

JB Safety & Rescue Services can help employers develop a safety culture that embraces and promotes comprehensive safety programs to all workers.  Through our rigorous safety training programs, employers will see a reduction in workforce safety related incidents, and dramatic results in bottom line performance through lowered worker’s comp rates, less absenteeism, and higher productivity of workers. 

Contact the experts at JB Safety & Rescue for more information.

Posted by jbeeler on January 13th, 2010

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OSHA Institutes an Injury and Illness Record Keeping “National Emphasis Program”

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The new directive, which went into effect in September 2009, establishes enforcement procedures to inspect the accuracy of the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements for low rate establishments in high-rate industries.OSHA Record Keeping

Recent academic studies assert varying degrees of under-recording of workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA Form 300.   At the request of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) initiated a study on the accuracy of employer injury and illness records. In an effort to identify and correct under-recorded and incorrectly recorded cases and to work cooperatively with the GAO, OSHA initiated the National Emphasis Program (NEP), which also complements the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ efforts to investigate factors accounting for differences in the number
of workplace injuries and illnesses estimated by the BLS and other data sources.

OSHA believes the most likely places where under-recorded injuries and illnesses may exist are low rate establishments operating in historically high rate industries.

The construction industry is one of the prime targets of this new NEP focus.

Construction companies and employers are required to maintain the OSHA 300 form and complete and post the OSHA 300A summary form each year.  OSHA asserts that accurate and honest record keeping is vitally important to workers health and safety; in addition, it’s an important tool employers can use to identify necessary health and safety improvements in their workplaces.  When records are inaccurate or not properly completed, employers can only guess at the effectiveness of company safety programs and what, if any, additional measures need to be taken to maintain optimum safety and health of their workers.

JB Safety & Rescue Services can help train employers to maintain accurate reporting records and reduce the probability of OSHA fines through the new NEP. In a class designed specifically for this purpose, instructor Jeff Beeler will demonstrate how to properly complete and maintain an OSHA 300 Log and address:

  • Exactly what injuries are recordable
  • Not all restricted work activity injuries are recordable
  • How to prevent certain injuries from becoming recordable
  • Properly calculate the number of hours worked
  • How to calculate OSHA incident rates
  • Compare your rates to industry benchmarks

The next OSHA record keeping class, “2010 OSHA 300 Log Requirements” is being held at the offices of the Associated General Contractors, San Diego Chapter, on Wednesday, January 21 or Wednesday, February 17, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Cost is $75 for AGC members, $150 for non-members.

Download class flyer and reigster.

Contact the experts at JB Safety & Rescue Services for a one-on-one OSHA 30o training session at your office.

Posted by jbeeler on January 13th, 2010

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OSHA 10-Hour Training in Spanish!

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An important training for all construction workers is the OSHA 10 Hour class.  We’re offering this class in Spanish on March 25, 2010.

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Spanish language workers will learn proper hazard awareness at the job site and correction methods. We’ll cover electrical, fall protection, health hazards, scaffolds, excavations, tools, PPE & more.
Individuals will receive an OSHA 10 hr. manual and a Cal-OSHA Construction Handbook; those who complete the one-day course will also receive an OSHA 10 hour card from the UCSD/ OSHA Training Institute.

Download flyer to register.

Posted by jbeeler on December 30th, 2009

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Meet JB Safety & Rescue Services Instructor, Valerie Stakes

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Specializing in Safety Training for Latino workers, Valerie has more than a decade of experience as a construction safety professional

Valerie Stakes

Valerie Stakes specializes bi-lingual safety training.

An OSHA authorized outreach trainer for construction and general industry, Valerie has provided training, site safety management, and program development for numerous general and specialty trade contractors, manufacturing facilities, and organizations such as the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) , and the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA).

She is also an instructor at the UC San Diego OSHA Training Institute and is certified to teach First Aid/CPR through the American Red Cross.

A firm believer that clear communication is essential to a safe workplace, Valerie specializes in bilingual safety training and teaches “Construction Survival Spanish” classes.

Valerie has been a keynote speaker at a variety of national conferences, is a frequent contributor to EHS Today, Contracting Business, and Contractor magazines, and is active in several professional organizations, including American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW), as well as Women in HVACR and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC).

Need safety training for your Spanish-speaking workforce?  Contact JB Safety & Rescue Services and know your workforce is being trained by the most knowledgeable safety experts in business today!

Posted by jbeeler on December 30th, 2009

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