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Commit to keeping teen workers safe.

Never enter a grain bin without an observer.

Protect worker health by improving indoor air quality.

Follow safety tips to protect workers from tree care hazards.

Never exceed a forklift's rated load.

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Have a plan to keep workers safe during severe weather events.

Follow sanitation requirements to protect workers.

Reminder: Submit your 2019 injury and illness data by March 2.

Keep workers safe from slips when walking on ice and snow.

Machines should be properly safeguarded to prevent amputations.

Employers: Display your injury and illness summary starting
Feb. 1.

Ensure workers know their roles in a safety and health program.

Resolve to follow all personal protective equipment requirements.

Now is a great time to review safety and health programs with workers.

Mark any rooftop hazards hidden by the snow.

Employers should provide cold stress training to workers.

Drivers should use wheel chocks when making deliveries.

Provide warm areas for workers during break periods.

Review emergency plans with all workers prior to sales events.

Know the jobs, equipment, and work hours allowed for youth under 18.

Give clear instructions and train working teens this holiday season.

Never move a mobile ladder occupied by a worker.

When driving, avoid taking medications that make you drowsy.

Test confined spaces for traces of hydrogen sulfide.

Do not take home work clothes or shoes exposed to lead.

Know your workplace noise level.

Develop a fire safety plan and train workers.

Never overload a forklift.

Schedule an on-site consultation for help finding and fixing hazards.

Avoid carrying passengers on a tractor.

Look out for utility crews making emergency repairs.

Stay out of flood waters.

When backing up a vehicle, make sure you can see the spotter.

Use the right ladder for the job.

Know what's below - Call 811 before you dig.

Wear a personal flotation device when working around water.

Dispose of used needles in puncture-resistant containers.

Use ventilation when cleaning up mold.

Consider all water in flooded areas unsafe.

Avoid quick or sharp turns when operating a tractor.

Always guard equipment that has moving machine parts.

Prevent heat illness, provide Water. Rest. Shade.

Keep clear of mortars before and after they launch fireworks.

Always assume that downed power lines are live.

Never block workplace exit routes.

Encourage workers to drink water frequently in heat.

Avoid manually lifting patients.

You have the right to speak up if something seems unsafe.

In construction, use fall protection when working at heights of six feet or more.

Allow workers to leave their work locations to use a restroom when needed.

Prevent trench collapses: Slope It. Shore It. Shield It.

Workers must be trained to operate a forklift.

Flaggers should wear high visibility clothing in work zones.

You must be medically evaluated before wearing a respirator.

Use protective equipment during flood cleanup operations.

Use cave-in protection for trenches.

Use a pushing/guarding device to place food into a slicer, never by hand.

Know signs of exhaustion when responding to severe weather.

Submit data from OSHA Form 300A by March 2.

Know how to work safely in a permit-required confined space, before entering.

Ensure portable generators are properly ventilated.

Always clean and vent oilfield tanks and tankers before work begins.

Assess the need for protective equipment.

Report unsafe conditions to a supervisor.

Fit test respirators before use.

Address robotic machine hazards with employees.

Never use a generator indoors.

Allow breaks to warm up in cold environments.

Never operate a machine without proper safeguards.

Lift with your legs, not your back.

Always maintain 3-point contact when climbing a ladder.

Always read the label before using hazardous chemicals.

Before backing up get out and look around.

Use low-noise tools and machinery.

Look for overhead power lines and buried power line indicators.

Use fall protection when blue tarp roofing.

Don't walk on blue tarp roofs.

Never walk on grain to make it flow.

Always tie-off before climbing a cell tower.

Find an authorized trainer and avoid fraud.

Before entering a trench: Slope It. Shore It. Shield It.

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NEWS

February 26, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor to Hold Meeting of the Construction Advisory Committee Workgroups to Discuss Industry Hazards

February 21, 2020
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U.S. Department of Labor Fines Delaware Rail Car Tank Cleaning And Repair Facility $371,276 for Safety and Health Hazards

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
800-321-6742 (OSHA)
TTY
www.OSHA.gov

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

White House
Severe Storm and Flood Recovery Assistance
Disaster Recovery Assistance
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USA.gov
No Fear Act Data
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