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The implementation of a comprehensive safety and health
program is an important tool in providing both a safe, and profitable,
workplace. Also provided here are employer and employee resources for Spanish
speaking workers and youth workers that may be present in this workforce. The following references were selected to assist in developing a
safety and health program for the landscape and horticultural industry.
Example Programs
General Resources
- PLANET/STARS Safe Company Program. Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), 457 KB
PDF,
6 pages. Describes a program which is designed for companies in the landcare industry that make a strong commitment to safety
and want to help move the entire profession toward safety excellence. Safety
Training Achieves Remarkable Success (STARS) members receive assistance in improving their safety
programs, documenting and measuring injuries/incidents, and reducing their loss ratios. There is no cost to
join the STARS program.
- Job Hazard Analysis. OSHA Publication 3071, (2002).
Also available as a 497 KB PDF,
50 pages. Explains what a job hazard analysis is and offers guidelines to
help employers conduct their own step-by-step analysis.
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Safety and Health Management Systems. OSHA eTool. Indicates four
crucial questions you should be asking when it comes to safety and health
programs. The detailed answers are found in the four modules of this eTool.
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$afety
Pays Program. OSHA, (2007, December). Assists employers in estimating the
costs of occupational injuries and illnesses and the impact on a company's
profitability.
- Safety
and Health Management Program Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines.
OSHA Federal Register Notice 54:3904-3916, (1989, January 26). Provides safety
and health program management guidelines are for use by employers to prevent
occupational injuries and illnesses.
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Safety and Health Add Value. OSHA Publication
3180. Also available as a 200 KB
PDF,
6 pages. Describes how safety and health add value to your business, your
workplace, and your life.
- State Job Safety and Health Programs. OSHA
Fact Sheet, 353 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
- For additional information, see OSHA's
Safety
and Health Programs Safety and Health Topics Page.
Hispanic Worker Resources
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Compliance Assistance for Hispanic Employers and Workers. OSHA.
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Hispanic Outreach: Delivering the Safety and Health Message. OSHA. Hispanic Outreach: Making Inroads in Fort Lauderdale. OSHA's Fort Lauderdale Area Office joins in the agency's war on workplace
fatalities. Job Safety and Health Quarterly, Volume 13, (Summer, 2002). Mentions creative new ways to reach
out to Hispanic and Latino workers including those working in landscaping operations.
- OSHA en Español. OSHA's Spanish-language site.
- Equipo de Protección Personal (Personal Protective Equipment Fact Sheet).
OSHA, 68 KB PDF, 2 pages.
- Protéjase Contra Los Rayos Dañinos del Sol (Protect Yourself Against the
Sun's Harmful Rays). OSHA Publication 3168, (2000), 43 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
- Información Sobre Los Riesgos de Los Productos Químicos (Information on
the Risks of Chemical Products). OSHA Publication 3117, (1989), 66 KB
PDF, 23 pages.
- Protéjase del Estrés por calor (Heat Stress Card). OSHA Publication 3155, (2002),
75 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
- La Ecuación del Frío (Cold Stress Card). OSHA Publication 3158, (1999), 21 KB
PDF, 4 pages.
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Programa en Español de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo de OR-OSHA (PESO)
(OR-OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Program in Spanish). Oregon Occupational
Safety and Health Division. Includes ready-to-use bilingual (English/Spanish) tailgate safety training lessons and PowerPoints.
- Petición De Ayuda Para La Prevención De Electrocuciones
Debidas a Tomas De Corriente Y a Conectores Averiados (Preventing
Electrocutions Due to Damaged Receptacles and Connectors). National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (1986, October),
163 KB
PDF, 7 pages.
- Petición De Ayuda Para La Prevención De Electrocuciones
Por Contacto Entre Grúas Y Cables De Alta Tensión (Preventing
Electrocutions from Contact Between Cranes and Power Lines). National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (1985, July), 175 KB
PDF, 7 pages.
- Petición De Ayuda Para La Prevención De Muertes a Los
Trabajadores Que Se Ponen En Contacto Con La Energía Elécrica
(Preventing Fatalities of Workers Who Contact Electrical Energy). National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (1986,
December), 207 KB
PDF,
14 pages.
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Instituto Nacional para la Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)).
Provides a Spanish language web page that includes safety and health information, links to
specific Spanish language publications, and links to other Spanish language web pages.
Youth Worker Resources
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Teen Workers.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- YouthRules! US Department of Labor (DOL).
- Teen Construction Safety. Texas Department of Insurance, Division
of Workers’ Compensation (TDI/DWC), 286 KB
PDF,
1 page. Provides a five minute training safety aid.
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 Youth
in Agriculture. OSHA eTool. Describes common hazards and
potential safety solutions for youth agricultural workers that also apply
to youth in landscaping and horticultural work.
*These files are provided for downloading.
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