Cal-OSHA requires all employers to assess their workplace to determine if hazards are present or are likely to be present which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment. If so, the employer must ensure selection, proper fit, training, and use of head, eye and face, hand and foot personal protective equipment and must verify through a written certification that the required workplace hazard assessment and training has been performed. (8 C.C.R. §3380.) Cal-OSHA also requires employers to ensure the ready availability of first aid and access to medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of industrial health or injury. Employers are essentially required to predetermine what injuries and illnesses can reasonably be anticipated to occur in the particular workplace and must be prepared to provide access, transport or prompt medical treatment in the event of serious injury or illness by one or a combination specified means. (8 C.C.R. §3400.)
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Hazardous Substances: Communication in the Workplace
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