• L.A. Wildfires: LOSH Resources and Support / Incendios forestales en Los Ángeles: Recursos y apoyo de LOSH

    LOSH stands committed to ensuring protections and rights for all workers impacted by these wildfires and their aftermath. / LOSH se compromete a garantizar la protección y los derechos de todxs lxs trabajadores afectadxs por estos incendios forestales y sus consecuencias.

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  • Protecting Worker Health from Wildfire Smoke (Indigenous Languages)

    Four short worker health and safety video clips were produced in six Indigenous languages. Each video clip focuses on one of four messages from the Cal/OSHA Protection from Wildfire Smoke Standard, all of which are required California workplace provisions.

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  • Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat (Indigenous Languages)

    Four short worker health and safety video clips were produced in six Indigenous languages. Each video clip focuses on one of four messages from the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Standard, all of which are required California workplace provisions.

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  • HAZWOPER Training

    Return of In-Person 40 HAZWOPER Course

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  • 24-hour Specialist Training

    Occupational Safety Leadership Development

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  • Environmental Career Worker Training Program

    Preparing LA Residents for High-Road Job Opportunities

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  • Occupational Health Internship Program - OHIP

    Paid Interns Gain Real-World Experience

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  • Young Worker Leadership Academy (YWLA)

    Building Youth Leaders and Advocates for Safe Workplaces

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  • Western Region Universities Consortium

    Training Thousands of Workers in the Western U.S. and Pacific Islands

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    WRUC

  • Injury and Illness Prevention Program

    Health & Safety Training For Small Business

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    IIPP

  • Safer Refineries, Safer Communities

    UCLA LOSH collaborated with the United Steelworkers (USW) to create four short videos that highlight the history and key elements of the regulation. Check them out today!

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Our Mission

 Collaboration, Education, Research. LOSH works with the most vulnerable workers to promote health and safety in the workplace. We train and educate workers, conduct research and promote collaboration among government officials, employers, unions and the community to improve conditions that are unhealthy for all.

New Fact Sheet

Check out LOSH’s following new fact sheet:

Legal Aid Referral List / Lista de referencias de asistencia legal: this bilingual fact sheet provides a legal aid referral list for topics such as Employment, Worker’s Compensation, Immigration and Domestic Violence.

Visit the LOSH Fact Sheets page to check out this fact sheet and more.

New Year Newsletter 2024 / Boletín de Año Nuevo 2024

This year marked LOSH’s 45th anniversary, and it was an exciting year of growth for our program. Read more.

Este año marcó el 45 aniversario de LOSH y fue un año emocionante de crecimiento para nuestro programa. Lee mas.

How to Properly and Safely Don and Doff your N95 Respirator / Cómo ponerse y quitarse su respirador N95 seguramente y correctamente

Want to know if you are correctly wearing your N95 respirator? Watch this video to learn how to properly put on and take off (or in Hazmat lingo, don and doff) your N95! Although Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should be the last line of defense when implementing controls to address workplace hazards, respirators do play an important role in protecting the respiratory system. Watch the video here.

¿Quiere saber si tiene su respirador N95 puesto correctamente? ¡Vea este video para aprender como se pone y quita su N95! Aunque el Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP) debe ser la última defensa cuando se implementan controles para abordar los peligros laborales, los respiradores tienen un rol importante en proteger el sistema respiratorio. Vea el vídeo aquí.

Upcoming Trainings and Events

  • HAZWOPER Trainings

    UCLA LOSH offers Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training courses in English and Spanish to public and private sector workers engaged in work involving hazardous substances, including hazardous waste. Register Here.

    Upcoming 40-Hour Training Dates:
    Price: $600

    Are you interested in scheduling or hosting a training courses? Email us at hazwoper@irle.ucla.edu with your inquiries.

    Upcoming 8-Hour Annual Refresher Training Dates:
    Price: $150

    March 7, 2025

    Location: Virtual via Zoom

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Safer Refineries, Safer Communities

UCLA LOSH collaborated with the United Steelworkers (USW) to create four short videos that highlight the history and key elements of the regulation. Check them out today!