Worker Protections

 

Visit worker.gov to get answers on workplace safety, fair pay and equal treatment.

Safety Resources

 

• Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (now in Spanish)
• Whistleblower: Workers Have Rights! Card (in four new languages)

Trenching Safety

 

OSHA and an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders are partnering to better protect trenching and excavation workers.

Safe + Sound Week

 

Participate in Safe + Sound Week, August 7-13, and recognize the value of workplace health and safety programs. This year’s annual program will focus on mental health and well-being.

Reminders for OSHA Outreach Trainers

 

1. Beginning October 1, 2023, the OSHA card processing fee is increasing to $10 per student. This is the first increase of card processing fees since 2016 and reflects increases in costs incurred by the program. The Outreach card replacement processing fee remains $25. 

 

2. It is important that you remind your students that you (the Authorized Outreach Trainer) are their primary source for follow-up information, like replacing lost Outreach cards. As you know, students can receive replacement cards for up to five years from the date they completed their training. Please make sure that you provide them with a way to contact you during that time period, if they need their card replaced. 

 

3. There is no grace period for expiring OSHA Outreach Trainer authorizations. If your credentials lapse, you will need to take the standards course along with the initial trainer course again. Please be mindful of your trainer expiration date. 

 

4. OSHA indefinitely extended the virtual instructor-led Outreach training exemption. If you plan to present a virtual (Teams, WebEx, Zoom, etc.) training, you must notify Rutgers at outreach@sph.rutgers.edu a minimum of two weeks prior to the course start date to give us sufficient time to review your request.

Halt a Hazard Challenge

Workplace hazards can emerge over time. Setting aside time to regularly identify and rank safeguards can help keep safety and health hazards under control and keep workers safe. This challenge will help you identify a hazard to control.

Halt a Hazard

Landscaping Safety

 

As summer approaches, landscaping industry employers are urged to stay focused on protecting workers from hazards such as heat illness, machine injuries and pesticide exposure.

Disease-Carrying Ticks Fact Sheet

The United States is home to many species of tick that can transmit diseases to humans. Disease-carrying ticks have spread to new regions over recent years. On average, more than 50,000 cases of tick-borne diseases in humans are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year. 

Reducing the Risk of Worker Exposure to Disease-Carrying Ticks Fact Sheet

Reducing Workplace Stress

 

OSHA's Workplace Stress Toolkit provides resources to help employers reduce workplace stress and improve the mental health and well-being of workers.

Protecting Workers From Heat - 5 Ways We’re Tackling Heat Hazards

 

Read about the Department of Labor's measures to protect workers from heat-related illnesses.