Getting Started

Now that you know that investing in workplace safety and health may improve your company's productivity and bottom line, there are many resources from OSHA and other organizations to help you get started.

The following are examples of resources that may help you improve your organization's workplace safety and health and learn about OSHA's compliance assistance resources.

• OSHA's On-site Consultation Program. OSHA. Using a free consultation service largely funded by OSHA, employers can find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their occupational safety and health management systems, and even qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
  
  
• Compliance Assistance Quick Start. OSHA. Use this step-by-step guide to learn about the compliance assistance resources on OSHA's Web site.
  
  
• Hazard Awareness Advisor. OSHA Expert System, (1999). Designed to help general industry employers and employees identify possible safety and health hazards in their workplace, and to direct users to OSHA standards addressing those hazards.
  
  
• OSHA Publications. OSHA. A wide range of publications on safety and health topics, including:
  • All About OSHA. Publication 3302, (2012). Also available as a 736 KB PDF, 40 pages.
  • Job Hazard Analysis. Publication 3071, (2002). Also available as a 498 KB PDF, 51 pages.
  • Small Business Handbook. Publication 2209, (2005). Also available as a 588 KB PDF, 56 pages.

For other resources on Making the Business Case for Safety and Health, see Additional Information.

Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management at (202) 693-2300 for assistance accessing PDF and PPT materials.

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