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Westwide Snow Survey Safety Homepage

Snow Survey Safety Committee Recommendations to SnowPAC

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Adobe Acrobat Document Recommendations to SnowPAC - June 2007 (32 kb)

Job Hazard Analysis Background Info

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentWhat is a Job Hazard Analysis? (659 kb)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentOSHA Job Hazard Analysis Booklet #3071 (498 kb)

Animal Safety

Topic
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Safety Resources
 Lessons Learned
Bear Safety
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (25 kb)
 Staying Safe in Bear Country - Video or DVD $79
Call Distribution Access 1-888-440-4640

Bear Attacks - Video $15

UDAP Bear Spray Products

Adobe Acrobat Icon Shotguns and Bears Beware
(131 kb)

Adobe Acrobat Icon Alaska Snow Survey Bear Tale
(107 kb)
Bites and Stings
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (21.7 MB)
 Wilderness First Aid - 2nd Edition  
Hanta Virus
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (165 kb)
 CDC Hanta Virus Hopepage  
Mountain Lion
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
 Mountain Lion Foundation: Safety Tips  

Aviation Safety

Topic
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Safety Resources
 Lessons Learned
General Aviation
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
 Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) Website  
Helicopter Operations
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
 Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) Website

Adobe Acrobat Icon Snow Survey School Training Manual
Chapter 9 - "Helicopter Travel" (770 kb)

 Adobe Acrobat Icon Helicopter and Snowmobile Crashes (307 kb)
Helicopter Sling-loading
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
 Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) Website  

Climbing Safety

Topic
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Safety Resources
 Lessons Learned
Tower Climbing
 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (23 kb)
 Adobe Acrobat Icon On-Site Hazards Analysis (9 kb)

NRCS Health and Safety Management Code
Tower Climbing regulations see sections 420.106 - 112

Email NRCS Tower Climbing Trainer: Tony Tolsdorf

Other OSHA Certified Trainers:

  • ComTrain LLC
  • VSI Mountain Safety
  • Northwest Public Power Association
  • Safety One Inc.
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    Tree Climbing
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (62 kb)
    		 USFS Tree Climbing Safety Page  

    Equipment Operation

    Topic
    Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
    Safety Resources
    		 Lessons Learned
    Backhoe
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (23 kb)
    		 John Deere Backhoe Safety Series - DVD $50  
    Chainsaw
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (48 kb)
    		 US Forest Service S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaw Course Providers

    Stihl Chainsaw Safety and Operation and Maintenance - 2005 DVD - $5

    		 
    Firearm Safety Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (25 kb)
    		 National Rifle Association (NRA) Training Webpage
    		  
    Fork Lift
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (21 kb)
    		 Online forklift course and test - OSHA approved

    US Dept of Labor - OSHA Forklift Homepage

    Forklift Safety Videos - $300

    Oregon OSHA Forklift Video Library

    		  
    Hand Power Tools
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (26 kb)
    		 Hand Power Tool Safety Video Resources  

    Medical / First Aid Safety

    Topic
    Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
    Safety Resources
    		 Lessons Learned
    Back Safety and Lifting
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
    		 Back Safety Video Resources
    CPR
    		 Not Applicable
    		 American Red Cross CPR Classes  
    Hazardous Materials
    		 Not Available
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon DOT Transporting Flamable Liquids Requirements
         (18 kb)

    Online Material Safety Data Sheets

    US Dept of Labor OHSA Resouces

  • Hazard Communication Standard
  • Safety and Health: Hazardous and Toxic Substances
  • Safety and Health: Information Bulletins

    • Oregon OSHA Resources

  • Process Safety Management
  • Hazardous Waste Operations
  • Hazard Communication
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    Hearing Protection
    		 Not Available
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon OSHA Concise Guide to Hearing Protection
         (580 kb)

    Effects of Noise (European OSHA website)

    		 
    Wilderness First Aid
    		 Not Available
    		 NOLS: Wilderness Medicine Institute Courses
     

    Navigation Safety


    Topic
    Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
    Safety Resources
    		 Lessons Learned

    Avalanche Hazard
    Analysis and Rescue

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (2.2 MB)

    Avalanche Center Network

    American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Level 1 and 2 classes

    BCA Avalanche Beacon Training Park Locations

    Riding Safely in Avalanche Country
    1998 Video - 1 copy/state free

    Take Charge: Leading a Group Rescue
    2006 DVD - $10 - call 303-417-1345

     

    Backcountry Travel
    (Maps, Compass, GPS)

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (40 kb)

    Snow Survey School Training Manual
    Adobe Acrobat Icon Chapter 6 - "Preparedness" (1 MB)
    Adobe Acrobat Icon Chapter 8 - "Over-snow Travel" (760 kb)
    Adobe Acrobat Icon Chapter 9 - "Helicopter Travel" (770 kb)

    Princeton Outdoor Club: Map & Compass Web Tutorial

    Garmin GPS Homepage
    Magellan GPS Homepage

    		 

    Transportation Safety

    Topic
    Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
    Safety Resources
    		 Lessons Learned

    ATV Operation

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)

    NW School of Survival ATV Training

    OHV Training.org ATV Training

    ATV Safety Institute

    Oregonian Newspaper - ATVs: Deceptively Dangerous Special Report

    		 

    Boating

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (21 kb)

    US Coast Guard Boating Class Finder Website

    		  

    Defensive Driving

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (23 kb)

    idrivesafety.com - On-line Defensive Driving School

    7-minute Solutions: Defensive Driving - Video $89

    		  

    Snow-Cat Operation

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (23 kb)

    Adobe Acrobat Icon Snow Survey School Training Manual
    Chapter 8 - "Over-snow Travel"     (760 kb)

    NW School of Survival SnowCat Training

    Safety One - Snow Operations Training Center

    Snowmobile Operation

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (46 kb)

    Adobe Acrobat Icon Snow Survey School Training Manual
    Chapter 8 - "Over-snow Travel"     (760 kb)

    NW School of Survival Snowmobile Training

    OHV Training.org Snowmobile Training

    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon Helicopter and Snowmobile Crashes (307 kb)

    Tire Chains

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (35 kb)

    Diamond Pattern Chain Install - Web Video - Free

    Cable Tire Chain Install - Web Video - Free

    		  

    Trailer Pulling and Backing

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)

    Tips on how to pull a trailer

    RV Education 101: Trailer Towing and Backing
    DVD $22

    		 

    Vehicle Operation and Maintenance

    Not Applicable

    GSA Fleet Maintenance Requirements

    Motor Vehicle Accident Forms

  • SF-91 Motor Vehicle Accident Form

    • CA-1 Injury Form

  • SF-94 Statement of Witness Form

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    Winter Driving

    Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (43 kb)

    Adobe Acrobat Icon Winter Driving Tips - Handout (22 kb)

    Videos

  • Winter Driving Tips - Web Video - Free

  • Driving Snow - 1998 Video $44

  • Winter Driving: When the Rules Change -
        2006 DVD $90 (scroll down on page)

  • Safe Winter Driving Considerations - 2000 Video $99

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    Snow Survival Safety

    Topic
    Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
    Safety Resources
    		 Lessons Learned
    Snow Survival
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon JHA (22 kb)
    		 Adobe Acrobat Icon LTR Survival Kit Recommendations (75 kb)

    NRCS Westwide Snow Survey Training School

    Westwide Snow Survey Training School Manual
    Adobe Acrobat Icon Chapter 6 - "Preparedness"
    Adobe Acrobat Icon Chapter 7 - "Winter Survival"

    OSHA Fact Sheet: Protecting Workers in Cold Environments

    NRCS Health and Safety Management Code
    Westwide Snow Survey Training School see section 420.102

    		Adobe Acrobat Icon Surviving the Santa Fe Watershed (115 kb)

    Adobe Acrobat Icon Unplanned Overnight in Oregon(41 kb)

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