Question: How do I comply with OSHA standards and rules?

Answer:

• Find OSHA's standards.
• Find OSHA's standard interpretation letters.
• Use the OSHA Compliance Assistance "Quick Start" tool.
• Contact your local OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist.
• Request a FREE copy of the "OSHA Job Safety and Health: It's the law" poster.

Question: How do I comply with OSHA's injury and illness recordkeeping, reporting and poster requirements?

Answer:

• Visit OSHA's Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting page.
• Find OSHA's recordkeeping forms.
• Request a FREE copy of the "OSHA Job Safety and Health: It's the law" poster.

Question: How can I go beyond compliance and improve my bottom line?

Answer:

• Review OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs
• Learn how reducing workplace injuries and illnesses can improve your bottom line with OSHA's Safety Pays Program.
• Visit the Making the Business Case for Safety and Health page.
• Get a free On-site Consultation (confidential and separate from OSHA enforcement) to identify and correct potential hazards.
• Learn about OSHA's cooperative programs.

Question: What happens if OSHA inspects my workplace?

Answer:

• Read a fact sheet (PDF) on OSHA inspections. Note that adjustments to OSHA penalties are effective as of Aug. 1, 2016.
• Read a booklet on Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following an OSHA Inspection.
• See what standards OSHA is citing when it inspects facilities in your industry.
• See the top 10 most frequently cited standards.
• See some of the industries and hazards that OSHA is targeting for inspection: National Emphasis Programs and Local Emphasis Programs.
• Find more information on OSHA enforcement.

Question: What resources does OSHA have for my small business?

Answer:

• Find OSHA resources for small business employers.
• Get a free On-site Consultation (confidential and separate from OSHA enforcement) to identify and correct potential hazards.
• Learn about the On-site Consultation Program's Safety and Health Recognition Program (SHARP) that recognizes small business employers with exemplary injury and illness prevention programs.
• Learn about OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs

Question: Where can I get information on safety and health training for my workers?

Answer:

• Visit OSHA's Training Resources page.
• Learn about 10- or 30-Hour Classes Available Through OSHA's Outreach Training Program.
• Use OSHA's eTools to help train your workers.
• Order free copies of OSHA educational materials.
• See OSHA's policy statement that employers must train employees in a language and vocabulary that they can understand.
• Get training resources on specific topics:
  • Heat illness prevention
  • Fall prevention

Question: What rights do my workers have under the OSHA law?

Answer:

• Understand your workers' rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
• Read an OSHA booklet on worker rights (PDF).
• Learn about your workers' rights to be protected from retaliation for exercising their rights under the OSHA law and other laws.
• Learn about your workers' rights under other federal labor laws.

Question: Where can I find resources to protect my diverse workforce?

Answer:

• Visit OSHA's Spanish-Language Compliance Assistance Resources page.
• Find OSHA publications in Spanish and other languages.
• Contact your OSHA Diverse Workforce/Limited English Proficiency Coordinator.
• Visit OSHA's Protecting Temporary Workers page.
• Visit OSHA's Young Workers page.

Question: How can I work cooperatively with OSHA?

Answer:

• Learn about OSHA's cooperative programs.

Question: What if I am in a state with an OSHA-approved State Program?

Answer:

• If you are in a state with an OSHA-approved State Program, you may be subject to different or additional requirements, and different or additional cooperative programs may be available to you.