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(Part of PESO: easy-to-use training in English and Spanish)
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PESO: Easy-To-Use Training in English and Spanish

PESO is an easy-to-use, bilingual toolkit created by the Oregon OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Program to help employers deliver job safety training and reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.

The toolkit contains:

  • handouts for toolbox talks
  • training modules
  • overheads

All are in English and Spanish. The training program introduces important safety and health topics to workers who may have only limited knowledge of U.S. safety laws and rules.  Modules are designed to be taught in less than 60 minutes. The toolbox talk handouts are posted here on eLCOSH with links to the modules and overheads on the OR-OSHA website.

For more information, call OR-OSHA at 1 (800) 922-2689 or visit www.orosha.org.

 

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CALL BEFORE YOU DIG!

  • inspection illustrationDetermine the estimated underground installation locations.
  • Contact the utility/owner and Underground Utility Notification Center (800) 332-2344.
  • Proceed cautiously to find the exact installation location.
  • Support, protect, or remove the installation in open excavations.

Daily inspections of excavations, adjacent areas, and protective systems must be made by a Competent Person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.

exclamation pointIf evidence of a possible cave-in, failure in the protective system, hazardous atmosphere, or other significant concerns are found, all affected workers must be removed from the hazard until rendered safe.

A safe means of entering and leaving excavations must be provided for workers. A stairway, ladder, ramp, or other means of egress must be located in trench excavations which are four feet or more in depth and require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel.

photo of ladder in excavation site
Speed Shore Corp.

illustration two feet from edge

Scale back loose material from the edge of the trench and place all material, equipment, and spoils at least two feet from the edge.

no! photo  yes! photo

NO!  YES!


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OR-OSHA - PESO 30 TOOLBOX SHEET
For COMPLETE information call OR-OSHA
1 (800) 922-2689 or visitwww.orosha.org