Features of the guide include:
- Trainer materials, including coursework, employee handouts, and tests (with answers)
- Trainee materials consisting of handouts and tests
- Toolbox Meeting material for quick worksite follow-up training
- Training Certification Sheets to assist in the proper documentation of training
The guide covers these and other topics of special interest to California employers:
- New Special Topics chapter that includes additional toolbox safety meeting handouts
- New quizzes and answer sheets
- A revised Forklift Performance Evaluation form
- For trainers: New discussions of bilingual training strategies; the revised Hazard Communication Standard aligned with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals; recent changes to the Personal Protective Equipment Standard; and much more.
Training materials in the California OSHA Training Guide include:
- Back Safety
- Bloodborne Pathogens (Awareness Level Only)
- Chemical or Hazardous Waste Spill (First Responders at Awareness Level)
- Controlling Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Blockout)
- Ergonomics
- Electrical Safety (Awareness Level Only)
- Fire Safety
- Forklift Safety
- Hazard Communication (HAZCOM)
- Hearing Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Power Tool Safety
- Respiratory Protection
- Workplace Violence Prevention