Holiday Workplace Safety

 

The holiday shopping season can put extra demands on workers in retail sales, delivery services and order fulfillment centers. Employers must ensure that all employees, including temporary and young workers, are trained to recognize and prevent job hazards. Workers may also feel additional stress from heavier workloads and longer hours. Employers should determine if they can make adjustments to reduce these stressors or provide coping and resiliency resources to help workers handle them.

Visit OSHA’s website for information and tools to help ensure that workers remain safe and healthy to enjoy the holidays with their loved ones

Safety and Health Resources

 

A new fact sheet provides information on protecting workers from exposure to monkeypox.

Hurricane Recovery

 

OSHA is providing technical support and worker safety and health outreach in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian.

Driving Safety

 

November 6-12 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week®. Visit the campaign website for resources and download OSHA’s driver safety brochure.

 

The Rutgers Center for Public Health Workforce Development is happy to offer a new online training program: Opioids in the Workplace: Awareness. This 1-hour training is free, entirely web based and can be accessed anytime. This course is designed for all workers, especially workers and employers who may be impacted by the opioid crisis, and provides an evidence-based worker training program. Learn more and access the training at: go.rutgers.edu/OpioidTraining

Promoting Workers’ Rights

 

Audio public service announcements explaining the rights of workers to a safe workplace are now available in six languages.

October Safety and Health Resources

OSHA Safety and Health Resources

• Construction Infrastructure Webpage
• Whistleblower Protection Program (Español)

Workers' Voice Summit

 

Workers and worker advocates met with OSHA and other agencies in Washington, D.C., to share their stories, discuss workers' rights and build stronger relationships

Safety and Health Resources

 

Safety and Health Resources:

• Avian Flu Fact Sheet and Webpage
• Shipyard Employment: Fire Watch Duties During Hot Work Fact Sheet
• Tick Fact Sheet

Suicide Prevention

 

During Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 5-9), OSHA formed an alliance with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.to promote workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness.