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School Action for Safety & Health (SASH) Materials (California)

The School Action for Safety and Health (SASH) Program is a statewide initiative to help school districts reduce the high rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among school employees. Visit the SASH project page for more details. UPCOMING SASH TRAININGS: LOHP regularly conducts SASH trainings throughout the year. Visit the Upcoming Trainings page for an up-to-date list of…

Sexual Harassment in the Janitorial Industry (unused)

More than 220,000 janitors and 148,000 security officers in California work in an industry that routinely awards contracts to the lowest bidder, a practice that drives down profit margins, which in turns drives down labor standards. These contractors face low barriers to entry and low startup costs, opening the door to fly-bynight contractors that skimp…

Sexual Harrassment

These fact sheets provide clear information to workers to describe what constitutes sexual harassment and what workers can do.  They are part of a model training program LOHP developed for workers and supervisors in the janitorial industry, working with the Department of Industrial Relations, SEIU-USWW, the Ya Basta Coalition, and Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund.  What is…

Small Business Safety Training Materials

Small business safety training materials are currently available in English. All materials in the small business packet may be viewed or downloaded in PDF form below.

Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Hazard

More and more contractors are using spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation in residential and commercial buildings to make them energy-efficient. Are these products actually safe or environmentally-friendly? Get informed with this factsheet about Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation Hazards in construction.

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…

Tools of the Trade: A Health & Safety Handbook for Action

Unions and community groups can integrate workplace health and safety into every aspect of their work. Tools of the Trade— A Health and Safety Handbook for Action is a valuable resource for those who want to promote worker health and safety while building their organizations at the same time. This guidebook addresses:  How can unions…

Toxics & Tobacco on the Job: Protecting Your Health

This set of materials is designed to teach building trades workers about the combined hazards of toxics and tobacco. Workers in construction have high smoking rates. When nicotine is added to the other toxic chemicals they are already exposed to on the job, their risks for cancer and heart disease skyrocket. Based on LOHP’s original Toxics…

Violence on the Job: A Guidebook for Labor and Management

This LOHP guidebook can help labor and management deal with the threat of assault, robbery, and other violent acts at work. Violence may be a hazard to almost any occupation—taxi and delivery drivers, security guards, healthcare and social service workers, teachers, retail clerks, and many others. The guidebook includes a detailed discussion of the problem…

Wood Dust and Occupational Asthma

This is an 8-page booklet on Wood Dust and Occupation Asthma for workers who may be exposed to wood dust on the job. Thousands of Californians work with wood every day in furniture or cabinet-making shops, construction, logging, sawmills, paper mills, or plants that make plywood, particle board, or fiberboard. Breathing wood dust can cause…

Workers with Developmental Disabilities in Mainstream Settings

Approximately 4.5 million individuals in the United States have developmental disabilities (DD) such as mental retardation, autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy. An estimated 30 percent of working-age adults in this population are employed, either in facility-based settings (“sheltered workshops”) or in the conventional labor market. Over the past several years,…

Workers’ Comp Reports

In theory, workers’ compensation benefits are provided to injured workers quickly and easily. Evidence in recent years, however, suggests that many occupationally injured workers have trouble obtaining the benefits that they are entitled to receive. Many of the workers’ difficulties stem from problems in fully understanding their rights and knowing what steps to take to…

Workers’ Comp: Medical Care

LOHP’s booklet, Getting Appropriate Medical Care for Your Injury, discusses injured workers’ rights, steps to take, and where to go for help. It describes California workers’ compensation rules and procedures as of October 2006. An introductory factsheet, The Basics About Medical Care for Injured Workers, answers basic questions about workers’ compensation medical care and resources for injured…

Workers’ Comp: Medical Services Low-Wage Workers

  More than five million persons are employed in low-wage or underground-economy jobs in California. Many of these workers sustain injuries and illnesses because of the hazardous nature of their jobs. Typically, it has been difficult for community health centers, which serve as safety net providers, to treat patients with work-related injuries and illnesses. These…

Workers’ Comp: Returning to Work

This LOHP booklet is now available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. It includes important information and resources that unions can use to negotiate with employers to allow injured members to return to work. The booklet demonstrates how employers can save money, avoid fines and penalties, and increase overall health, productivity, and competitiveness of the business…

Workers’ Compensation

Injured workers face significant hurdles in navigating the workers’ compensation system. Many don’t receive adequate medical care or other benefits and are threatened with job loss. LOHP has developed educational materials, offers general training workshops on workers’ compensation for labor and community members through the WOSHTEP program. For additional workers’ compensation resources, click here. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION…

Workers’ Compensation Carve-Outs Booklet for Unions and Employers

California workers’ compensation law allows labor unions and employers to “carve out” alternative systems for delivering benefits to injured workers and resolving problems and disputes. LOHP’s booklet, How To Create a Workers’ Compensation Carve-Out in California: Practical Advice for Unions and Employers discusses important issues to consider in designing a carve-out and ensuring its success. Click below…

Workers’ Compensation Guidebook

The third edition of Workers’ Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers in both English and Spanish gives an overview of the California Workers’ Compensation system as of November 2006. It is meant to help workers with job injuries understand their basic legal rights, the steps to take to request workers’ compensation benefits, and…

Workers’ Compensation Research Reports

Click below to see our research reports on the experiences of injured workers and other parties involved with the California workers’ compensation system. Both reports were prepared for the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. The 2001 report was a joint project of LOHP staff with UC Berkeley’s Institute of Industrial Relations and…

Workload: Janitorial

Janitors carry out physically demanding work in high-paced environments each day, and these demands have only increased with industry pressures and competitive bidding that result in cheaper cleaning contracts and reduced staff. In California, the union that represents janitors, SEIU-USWW, has raised concerns about the increased workload and resulting injuries their members have experienced since…

Workplace Wellness Programs-Integrating Health and Safety

Workplace Wellness: How to Address Both Occupational and Lifestyle Issues on the Job was the topic of a roundtable discussion convened by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) on July 16, 2008.  Facilitated by LOHP, the workshop discussed how to combine workplace wellness programs with occupational health and safety in California.…

Young Agricultural Workers in California

The University of California’s Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) andThe California Wellness Foundation recently provided funding to the Labor OccupationalHealth Program (LOHP) to examine job health and safety for young agricultural workers inCalifornia. The goals of the project were: These goals were accomplished through a literature review, student surveys, communitydiscussions, and employer interviews.…

Young Agricultural Workers Research Report

Click below to see LOHP’s research report on young agricultural workers in California, prepared for the California Wellness Foundation and the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1997. The report analyzes employment trends and injury data. AVAILABILITY Available online. Young Agricultural Workers in California (PDF) (1997)

Young Workers – Keeping Youth Safe on the Job

These recommendations represent the general consensus of the California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety. They are presented here to share the results of discussions to date, and do not include full implementation or funding plans. Implementation may be initiated by organizations within or outside the Partnership. The Partnership acknowledges that all the agencies…

Young Workers – Keeping Youth Safe on the Job

The California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety, with which LOHP is affiliated, has released a new set of recommendations, “Keeping California’s Youth Safe on the Job.” This statewide task force includes representatives from 25 different agencies and organizations that play a role in educating or protecting working teens. Recommendations were developed and revised…

Young Workers at Risk: Health and Safety Education and the Schools

This report summarizes the information we collected, including the demographics of young workers in California, which laws and agencies protect them in the workplace, what opportunities exist in California’s educational system for increasing health and safety awareness, and what models exist for educating young workers about safety. The report also describes suggestions and insights that…

Young Workers at Risk: Health and Safety Education and the Schools [Report]

Click below to see a pioneering 1994 report on teens in the workplace by LOHP’s Robin Baker and Diane Bush. The report advocates increased efforts to present workplace health and safety information in secondary schools, and gave rise to LOHP’s Young Workers Project and curricula. AVAILABILITY Available online. Young Workers at Risk: Health and Safety…

Young Workers: Agriculture

This factsheet available in English and Spanish includes information from the “Are You a Working Teen?” factsheet while focusing on teens who perform agricultural work in California. Agriculture is one of our most hazardous industries, yet has limited child labor and safety regulations. This resource includes a separate factsheet on workers’ compensation benefits for teens…

Young Workers: ESL High School Curriculum

  This curriculum is designed for use in high school English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in rural communities. The nine lessons (and accompanying short video) present information on farm health and safety and workplace rights, while building English language skills. Activities are interactive, such as role plays, games, and interviews and also include…

Young Workers: Facts for Employers

This factsheet available in English and Spanish provides information on workplace health and safety for employers who hire teens. It includes a compliance checklist of key labor and Cal/OSHA regulations to help employers provide safe and legal work for youth. For more information LOHP Young Workers Projectsyoungworkers.org 

Young Workers: High School Curriculum

Designed by and for teachers, this curriculum presents the basics of workplace health and safety to young people in a lively and interesting way. It can be used in academic high school classes as well as in vocational and work experience programs. Three teaching units, each 3-5 hours in length, are for use in high…

Young Workers: Lessons from YWLA

Since 2005, over 150 enthusiastic young people from throughout California have attended one of our Young Worker Leadership Academies (YWLAs) on workplace health and safety. The YWLA is a fun, activity-packed, all-expense-paid leadership training for teens. It prepares teams of teens to go back to their communities and create an education, policy, or media project…

健康与安全培训套件

该 LOHP 课程旨在帮助培训师使用面向行动的参与式方法为工人、环境正义活动家或社区居民提供非正式课程。 它是由 LOHP 与西南环境和经济正义网络合作开发的。 该课程由两个模块（或“套件”）组成，装订成一册： 每个模块都有课程计划、介绍材料的分步说明、培训工具、游戏、测验和其他活动。 还包括五份情况说明书：

加州工人权利

这一本工人权利手册描述着加州工人所有的权利。这些材料是由劳资关系部及其劳工执法工作组在加州大学伯克利分校劳工职业健康计划的协助下开发的。 该小册子描述了加州工人享有的权利，包括： 最低工资和加班费休息和用餐时间安全健康的工作劳动者报酬保护免受雇主报复 在加州，所有工人都享有权利 （中文版） All workers have rights in California (English PDF)

工人补偿：重返工作岗位

这本 LOHP 小册子包含工会可用来与雇主谈判以允许受伤成员重返工作岗位的重要信息和资源。 该小册子展示了雇主如何通过设计和实施有效的重返工作岗位计划来节省资金、避免罚款和处罚，并提高企业的整体健康状况、生产力和竞争力。 还包括其他资源的描述以及适用法律和法规的参考。 工伤后重返工作岗位 (中文版）Returning to Work After a Job Injury (English PDF)

血液和体液

这本小册子讨论了工作场所接触艾滋病毒/艾滋病和血源性病原体的问题。 加州/职业安全与健康管理局的新规则是专门为疗养院和家庭医护人员编写的，但也可能对其他职业有用。 您的工作环境是血液还是体液？（中文版)Do You Work Around Blood or Body Fluids? (English PDF)