September 24, 2025 | 11 am–12:30 pm PT
Join us for an essential and informative webinar focused on the rescue segment of confined space standards, designed for safety professionals, supervisors, and team leaders across industries.
Webinar Highlights:
• Understanding the Basics of confined space rescue standards
• Effective Communication strategies for rescue scenarios
• Key Differences between confined space regulations in Construction vs. General Industry
Real-Life Incident Reviews: Analysis of two actual confined space incidents to identify what went wrong or right, examine the applicable standards, and discuss what should have happened
Interactive Q&A Session: 30-minute Q&A with expert insights on confined space safety and rescue procedures
Featured Presenter: Bill Foster - President, Impact Safety
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August 15, 2025 | 12pm–2pm PT
is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. This year’s focus area is emergency preparedness and response. Workplace emergencies can happen at any time. Workers must be aware of emergency procedures and know what to do in the event of an emergency.
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May 9, 2025 | 12pm–2:30pm PDT
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recently updated its Z359.14 standard, titled "Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems." The revised standard introduces significant changes aimed at enhancing fall protection safety.
Jeremy Trask from Commercial Scaffolding presents a fall prevention and protection workshop to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the updated ANSI Z359.14 standard, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and prepared to implement the new requirements effectively.
September 13, 2024 | 12pm–2pm PT
Suicide prevention in the workplace, a topic of increasing concern for businesses. The presentation will include:
• General Statistics, including suicide rates by age, ethnicity, and occupation, and statistics within the LGBTQ+, veteran, and disabled communities
• Suicide Risk Factor/Warning Signs
• Protective Factors
• Suicide Risk Screening Tool Examples, including the ASQ-NIMH Toolkit, the PHQ- 9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), and Simple Questions
• SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage) - SAMHSA, including identifying risk factors, identifying protective factors, conducting suicide inquiries, determining levels/interventions, and documentation
• Resources for Safety Professionals
The presentation will include a question and answer session. This is a free virtual event designed to educate the construction workforce. The event is also open to contractors, small business owners, professional technical educators, businesses required to follow OSHA standards and anyone interested in creating a safer workplace.
August 16, 2024 | 12pm–2pm PT
Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe.
June 21, 2024 | 12pm—2pm PT
OSHA has made reducing trenching and excavation hazards the Agency's Priority Goal. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers' lives. California State University Dominguez Hills OSHA Education Center, in partnership with Trench Shoring, will be hosting a stand-down to support the Trench Safety Stand Down and raise awareness on cave-ins prevention. During this event, we will provide valuable information to participants about current excavation requirements and safety procedures for working in trenches.
Topics include:
• Top 10 mistakes made by contractors while excavating
• What are the must-have elements of an Effective Trenching and Excavation Shoring Program
• Tips on how to be more effective in implementing the fundamentals on the jobsite
• What is needed to have consistency on a daily basis on the jobsite with Trench and Excavation Safety
• Discussion and Q&A
May 10, 2024 | 12pm–2pm PDT
Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 395 of the 1069 construction fatalities recorded in 2022 (BLS data).Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries.
Join Jeremy Trask from Commercial Scaffolding as he presents a fall prevention and protection workshop on strategies to effectively implement proper fall arrest systems for various worksites. Information related to the latest ANSI Z359.1-2020, “The Fall Protection Code”, including fall arrest anchorage types and classification will be discussed..
OSHA & OTIEC Region 9 | Learn more about workplace retaliation, how to file a whistleblower complaint, how to create an anti-retaliation program, and more!
OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program engages is a wide range of activities in partnership with employers, employees, and state plan agencies to achieve OSHA’s mission and operational goals for ensuring workers have the right to exercise their rights regarding a safe and healthy work environment free from the fear of retaliation.
Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe.
Join logo - OSHA Training Institute Education Center for Safe + Sound Week. Safe and Sound is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe.
Discover Resources and Bring Awareness to Workplace Suicide Prevention with CSUDH Mental Health Professionals
Dr. Mekeisha Buffaloe, Psy.D, Psychological Counselor, Student Psychological Services, logo, will give a talk about suicide prevention in the workplace, a topic of increasing concern for businesses. The presentation will include: General Statistics; Suicide Risk Factors/Warning Signs; Suicide Risk Screening Tool Examples; SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage); SAMHSA; Resources for Safety Professionals; and more! The presentation will include a question and answer session.
August 26–30, 2024
Consulate of Mexico Labor Rights Week.
March 11–14, 2024 | 9:00am PT
Pacific Coast Safety Fest is a safety and health training event that offers training classes related to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The purpose of this training is to raise awareness concerning pertinent safety and health hazards and best work practices in the area where the training is being offered. The expected outcome of all OSHA training is related to the mission of OSHA that all workers return home safe each day. The Region 9 Education Centers have conveniently scheduled the Safety Fest courses so that students may enroll and attend one class per day.
Pacific Coast Safety Fest is a free virtual event designed to educate Region 9 workforce. The event is open to contractors, small business owners, professional technical educators, businesses required to follow OSHA standards, and anyone interested in creating a safer workplace. Course topics will include, but are not limited to: Health Hazard Awareness, Bloodborne Pathogens, Pandemic Illness Preparedness, and Fall Hazard Awareness.
February 7, 2024 | 1:00pm–3:00pm PT
Labor Rights Week is an annual observance held the week before Labor Day. The Mexican consulates and the U.S. Department of Labor have been collaborating for years to help ensure dignity, equity and justice for all workers. Join host OSHA San Francisco Regional Office and CSUDH, along with other Region 9 OTIECs for various discussions; come learn how to become an authorized OSHA Trainer to teach OSHA 10 and 30-Hour Training and discuss California’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) with Cal/OSHA.
Host: Region 9 Regional Administrator, James D. Wulff
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