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Wednesday, November 27, 2024Safety & Training Short: Hearing Protection
Don’t take your ability to hear for granted. If you are not careful, you can lose your hearing. If you are exposed to very loud noise or moderately loud noise for an extended period, you must take some form of hearing protection precautions.When must hearing protection be provided and worn?The “Best Practices” approach to hearing protection requires that whenever a worker’s noise exposure is at or above an 8-hour average of 85 decibels, hearing protection should be worn.The best defense against hearing
Thursday, November 14, 2024Safety & Training Short: PPE - Body Protection
Objective: To familiarize employees with common types of body protection and best practices for their use. Body protection generally protects the wearer’s torso from various hazards, but it can also include full-body coverage. The appropriate level of body protection needed for a task is determined by a job hazard assessment performed before work begins. Common Hazards that Require Body ProtectionWorkplace hazards that could cause injury to the body include:Exposure to extreme temperaturesSplashes or
Friday, November 01, 2024Celebrating our Member Referral Partners - Thank You for Helping Us Build Our Community!
We would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful REFERRAL PARTNERS!2024:Katharine Moodie, Cook Construction, who referred Shelley Chen, KonstructIQNik Lahiri, Essel Skilled Trades, who referred Haven DevelopmentDan Ross, Ross Painting who referred Alexandra Martinez Villarroel, AMV Business Solutions (Special thanks to Dan for pledging his bonus to our Workforce Development and Scholarship Fund!)Brittany Keyes, State Farm Insurance Agent, who referred Darcy Quinn, A an P Moving, Inc. (Special thanks
Wednesday, April 17, 2024Celebrating our 2024-25 Marin Home Resource Guide Ad Partners!
BUILD SMART - BUILD SAFE - BUILD LOCALInspiration I Expertise I ProfessionalsWe would like to thank and celebrate our 2024-25 Marin Home Resource Guide Ad Partners! Listed in alpha order:Aaero Heating & SheetmetalAirport Home ApplianceARCpoint Labs of San RafaelBrittany Keyes, State Farm Insurance AgentBudget Blinds of Central Marin/South Marin/Petaluma/West Santa RosaCalifornia ModernCentral Valley EnvironmentalClough ConstructionCounty of Marin Community Development Agency Sustainability TeamCruise
Tuesday, November 28, 2023Safety & Training Short - Winter Driving
Objective: To assure that employees are prepared for driving in winter conditions. A little extra preparation is needed to assure driver safety during winter months or other inclement weather conditions.Poor driving conditions is one of the biggest winter safety concerns. Due to shorter days, drivers are required to spend more time driving in the dark, and inclement weather can create slick roads and low visibility conditions.Click here to download the complete training short in EnglishClick here to
Tuesday, December 06, 2022Contractors with No Employees Face New Workers' Compensation Requirement
A new law will require almost all contractors in California to carry workers’ compensation coverage, regardless of if they have employees or not. According to the author of the bill, State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) the new law was necessary due to the tendency of many small contractors to claim they have no employees, when in fact they regularly hire day laborers or undocumented workers. Since a firm with only an owner and no employees is not required to carry workers’ comp coverage, those workers would