OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages provide regulatory and enforcement information, hazard identification and controls as well as best practices and other resources to assist employers, workers and safety and health professionals ensure safer workplaces.
The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths, as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families, and employers. The recommended practices use a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health.
Despite this important decision and the significant progress in occupational safety and health (OSH), work-related accidents and diseases still occur too frequently, with devastating impacts on workers, enterprises and entire communities and economies.
Safety Starts with Training OSHA requires employers to provide training to workers who face hazards on the job. We create training materials, distribute training grants to nonprofit organizations, and provide training through authorized education centers.
Employers Employers must commit to work vehicle and roadway safety and communicate that commitment to employees at all levels of the organization. Employers must demonstrate that commitment by allocating time and budgetary resources to work vehicle and roadway safety.
Driver Safety Training Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of worker injuries and death.1 Driver safety training is a protective measure against crashes and helps protect drivers and other people on the road, resulting in fewer lives lost and reduced lost time on the job.
Occupational safety and health (OSH) deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace. Its goal is to prevent the occurrence of occupational accidents and diseases.
US Department of Labor releases 2024 injury, illness data Agency continues effort to support safety of America's workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released 2024 workplace injury and illness data collected from its Injury Tracking Application. Under federal recordkeeping rules, employers are required to electronically submit ...
