Monday, September 23, 2019

Opioid Toolkit for Employers

Opioids at Work - Employer ToolkitA new employer toolkit from the National Safety Council aims to help employers create workplace safety programs focused on opioids.

Electrical Safety: Working safely near overhead power lines

Worker at power linesThe latest in a series of OSHA Alerts offers solutions for working safely near overhead power lines.
Heat stress workerOSHA's updated webpage on heat illness explains how planning and supervision can keep workers safe from temperature extremes in indoor or outdoor environments.

September is National Preparedness Month

Photograph of a hurricaneOSHA's Emergency Preparedness and Response webpage provides information to protect workers responding to hurricaneswildfirestornadoesfloods, and other natural disasters.

Celebrating Safety on Labor Day

Photograph of OSHA workersLabor Day honors the contributions of workers to our nation and celebrates the dignity of work. Read more.

Labor Day honors the contributions of workers to our nation and celebrates the dignity of work. It is a day to reflect on how workplace conditions have improved over the course of our nation’s history, and to look ahead at what we can do to continue making workers’ lives better.